The past is not a foreign country; it is our own.

出自《抱朴子·外篇·广譬》。登山的时候，不因为山路艰险便停止，就一定能够到达山顶。积善也不会因为穷困而埋怨，便能够使自己获得长久的美名。

"History is not just about the past; it's about the present and the future too."

政就是正的意思。如果你能带头走正道，谁还敢不行正道呢？

The end of history will be a very sad time. The struggle for recognition, the willingness to risk one's life for a purely abstract goal, the worldwide ideological struggle that called forth daring, courage, imagination, and idealism, will be replaced by economic calculation, the endless solving of technical problems, environmental concerns, and the satisfaction of sophisticated consumer demands.

Architecture is not just about creating buildings, it's about creating environments that enhance the quality of life.

Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work.

In the end, the value of a theory is not in its complexity, but in its ability to explain and predict.