For in the final analysis, our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's futures. And we are all mortal.

预测未来的最好方式就是创造未来。

【解释】脑力劳动者统治人，体力劳动者被人统治；被统治者养活别人，统治者靠别人养活，这是通行天下的原则。

The future of construction lies in materials that are as durable as they are sustainable.

"Books are the windows to other perspectives."

身份是脆弱的东西，容易丢失，难以重获。

"Writing is easy: all you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead."

"The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes."