Competition in the automotive industry has entered the stage of ecosystem competition.
The novel is a protest against the irreversibility of time.
I don't need to be liked by everyone. I need to be true to myself.
That's exhilarating if you're doing well, and very crushing if you're not. It leads, in the worst cases -- in the analysis of a sociologist like Emil Durkheim -- it leads to increased rates of suicide. There are more suicides in developed, individualistic countries than in any other part of the world. And some of the reason for that is that people take what happens to them extremely personally -- they own their success, but they also own their failure.
The past is a resource that can be used in the present.
The best architecture comes from a synthesis of all the elements that separately comprise a building: the structure that holds it up; the services that allow it to function; the ecology of the building - its relationship to the surroundings; the quality of natural light; the symbolism of the form; the relationship of the building to the skyline.
Innovation is not about saying yes to everything. It's about saying no to all but the most crucial features.
《致陈新政及南洋同志书》（1914年6月15日）