书籍是最终的被抛弃者：放下它们，它们会永远等你；关注它们，它们总是会回报你的爱。
"Books are the ultimate Dumpees: put them down and they’ll wait for you forever; pay attention to them and they always love you back."
The true value of oil lies in its ability to transform economies and societies.
The beauty of mathematics is that it allows us to abstract away from the physical world and focus on the underlying principles.
The heart is the only thing worth writing about.
"I always try to stay positive, even when things are not going my way."
没有艺术；没有文学；没有社会；最糟糕的是，持续不断的恐惧和暴力死亡的威胁；人的生活孤独、贫困、肮脏、野蛮而短暂。
建筑师必须是一位艺术家。