I do not know what I may appear to the world， but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore， and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary， whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.

Innovation is not just about new ideas; it's about making those ideas happen.

Architecture should not speak, but whisper to the human soul.

There are places in the world where the old gods still walk.

Action is character.

译文：(这梨花)有着浩然正气，清新脱俗，资质超凡出众，尘世之人难以分辨它的独特。

【译文】一年的计划应在春天里做好，一天的计划应在黎明时分做好，一个家庭最宝贵的是和睦，一个人一生要有所成就必须勤劳。

有时候你必须演奏很久，才能演奏得像你自己。