The quality of a country's institutions is the single most important determinant of its long-term economic performance.

我认为，即使不喜欢现实，也应该承认现实；事实上，尤其是在不喜欢现实的时候。

There is only one sin, only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft.

Architecture begins with the making of a place.

艺术的作用是使熟悉的事物变得陌生，使陌生的事物变得熟悉。

成功不在于从不犯错，而在于从不重蹈覆辙。