Architecture is the mirror of life. You embody in buildings your beliefs, your ideas, your aspirations.

数学不是一项观赏性运动。你必须亲自去做才能理解它。

科学突破往往来自意外的发现——保持好奇心。

生活是一个不断进化和学习的过程。

At a restaurant do you order what you know is great， or do you try something new？ Do you make what you know will sell or try something new？ Do you keep dating new folks or try to commit to someone you already met？ The optimal balance for exploring new things vs exploiting them once found is: 1/3. Spend 1/3 of your time on exploring and 2/3 time on deepening. It is harder to devote time to exploring as you age because it seems unproductive， but aim for 1/3.

Never， never， never give in！

真正的奢华在于细节——手工缝制的接缝，精心挑选的木纹。