作家必须是他或她时代的见证者，必须见证世界的不公和苦难。
A writer must be a witness to his or her time, must bear witness to the injustices and the sufferings of the world.
I don't want to be in the bottom quartile, but I don't want to be in the top quartile either. I want to be in the second quartile.
我相信建筑是一门能够改变社会的学科。
Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.
"The unexamined life is not worth living."
中国的崛起将不可避免地导致与美国的冲突。
做事情，不能有伤害别人的坏念头；但要有警惕他人、防备他人的念头。这是在告诫与人交往思考不周的人。