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; its ecology; the quality of natural light; the symbolism of the form; the relationship of the building to the skyline and the surrounding public space.

The body is the first territory of political struggle.

［如果不追败寇］，那么残暴作乱的人就得以活命，天下的祸害也没有除掉，这是残害民宗的父母并且深深地残害天下的人，没有比这更大的不义了。 

The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.

文明不是在暴力中灭亡，而是在笑声中消解。

宇宙不仅比我们想象的更奇怪，它比我们能想象的还要奇怪。

【释义】：慷慨但不浪费，节俭却不吝啬。  

A man lies the most when he lies to himself.