国家本质上是侵略性和扩张主义的，因为它们存在于一个无政府状态的国际体系中，没有更高的权威来约束它们。
States are inherently aggressive and expansionist because they exist in an anarchic international system where there is no higher authority to keep them in check.
艺术不是宗教的替代品：它本身就是一种宗教。
每座建筑都是对其所在地的回应。
成功不是幸福的关键。幸福是成功的关键。如果你热爱你所做的事，你就会成功。
任何政治制度的成功都取决于其提供繁荣和正义的能力。
Auctions are a microcosm of how markets function—information, competition, and incentives all interact.
The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your own mind.
I'm not perfect, but I'm always striving to be better.
The challenge is to create architecture that is both functional and poetic.
The first duty of a storyteller is to tell a story.
