I believe that architecture today needs to reflect on the tasks and possibilities which are inherently its own.

The end of history will be a very sad time. The struggle for recognition, the willingness to risk one's life for a purely abstract goal, the worldwide ideological struggle that called forth daring, courage, imagination, and idealism, will be replaced by economic calculation, the endless solving of technical problems, environmental concerns, and the satisfaction of sophisticated consumer demands.

追求真理需要相当大的努力，这就是为什么只有很少人愿意出于对知识的热爱而去追求真理，尽管上帝在人的心灵中植入了对这种知识的自然渴望。

生命太短暂，它无法承受无休止的恩恩怨怨。

我们管理的最宝贵资源不是木材，而是信任。

过去不是一个居住的地方，而是一个学习的地方。

作家真正的祖国是语言。

我喜欢去工作。这不是一件苦差事，而是一种乐趣。