"In every brushstroke lies the history of centuries."

Every artist is a cannibal, every poet is a thief.

The United States has no permanent enemies, no permanent friends, only permanent interests.

Leadership is about inspiring others to see the potential in themselves and the work they do.

Alittle sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.

The best stories don't come from "good vs. bad" but from the small, quiet moments that reveal our shared humanity.

翻译：刚健笃实，发出辉煌灿烂的光芒，每天都要增进新德。

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.

"The only true voyage of discovery, the only fountain of Eternal Youth, would be not to visit strange lands but to possess other eyes, to behold the universe through the eyes of another, of a hundred others, to behold the hundred universes that each of them beholds."

Architecture must be humble, it must serve, not dominate.