There's a tendency to think that our present politicians are much worse than we had in the past.But we tend to forget how awful our politicians were in the past.

I don't make music for critics. I make music for people.

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

深刻沉着、忠厚笃信，是第一等的禀赋；直率开朗、豪迈雄健，是第二等的禀赋；明智聪慧、能言善辩，是第三等的禀赋。

The best architecture is the one that feels inevitable.