Reason is， and ought only to be the slave of the passions， and can never pretend to any other office than to serve and obey them.

The most important thing in architecture is the relationship between the building and its context.

A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore it; or offer your own version in return.

宇宙不仅比我们想象的更奇怪，它比我们能想象的还要奇怪。

Scientific rigor must never be compromised by commercial pressures.

时间会对所有交易造成负面影响，有时甚至产生致命影响。一般情况下，等待的时间越久，意料之外的事情就越多。特别是在艰难的谈判中，要让所有人都在谈判桌上协商足够长的时间，以此达成协议。