Our potential is one thing. What we do with it is quite another.

Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.

The value of an idea lies in its practical consequences.

The dialogue between space and material is the essence of architecture.

技术是工具，创意才是灵魂。

"You can’t just give up on someone because the situation’s not ideal."

A good mechanism design aligns individual incentives with social goals.

我们对感觉生物学了解得越多，就越意识到我们的神经系统是多么复杂和精细调节。

The primary rules of obligation are those that require or forbid certain actions.

I've never known anyone who was what he or she seemed; or at least, was only what he or she seemed.

A painting is finished when the idea has disappeared.

【大意】善于游泳的人容易被淹死，善于骑马的人容易摔下马来，正是因为他们的长处，反而自招祸难。