Life isn't about how many breaths you take, but about the moments that take your breath away.

I try to create buildings that are like chameleons, changing with their surroundings.

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.

我们必须投资于下一代农民——他们掌握着粮食的未来。

一切事物都是无常的，都是生灭变化的法则；当生灭停止，达到寂静，这才是真正的快乐。

我从不害怕失败，因为失败是成功的一部分。

We must learn to listen to what materials want to say.

尊崇贤人，不重女色；孝敬父母能够尽心尽力；侍奉君主能够舍生忘死；与朋友交往能够做到说话讲信用。这样的人，虽然说没有学习过做人的道理，但我却认为他学过了。

A picture must be grasped at once, as a whole, like a piece of music.