" I first of all felt Joyous.I felt what Joy is made of, and i realized that Joy itself must have been the impelling force, that which was there before we were there...and that somehow Joy was in every ingredient of our making.When the world was an ooze without any shape or direction,there must have been this force of Joy that prevailed everywhere and that was reaching out to express.And somehow the word Joy became the most unmeasurable word. It was the essence of creativity, the force of creativity.I realized that if i were a painter and about to paint a great catastrophe,i could not put the first stroke on campus without thinking of Joy in doing it.

You cannot do architecture/make a building without being joyously engaged.
I would like to feel that i've not forgotten nor have you as i speak to you about the stream of Joy which must be felt.Otherwise you really dont feel anything.If what i say somehow activates that feeling,I would ofcourse be terribly pleased and honored "

Lou Kahn