I try to make buildings that have a certain presence, a certain dignity, a certain atmosphere.

释义：现在的贫富情况不能决定以后的穷富，将来的富裕或贫困情况还不能预知。

Love yourself first and everything else falls into line.

The deepest problems of modern life derive from the claim of the individual to preserve the autonomy and individuality of his existence in the face of overwhelming social forces, of historical heritage, of external culture, and of the technique of life.

不以法推行法度，则国事没有常规，办事的时候就没有规矩可循；法度不用法的手段推行，则政令不能贯彻。