I try to make buildings that have a certain presence, a certain dignity, a certain atmosphere.

A story is a way to say something that can't be said any other way.

The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.

最大的安逸，就是知足乐和；最大的危险，就是多言致祸；最为可贵的，就是无欲无求；最为卑贱的，就是贪欲过多；最大的快乐，就是乐善好施；最大的痛悔，就是贪图钱财；最大的长处，就是足智多谋；最大的短处，就是自负自矜；最大的聪明，就是体察天功，最大的昏暗，就是不明征兆。

不要用战术的勤奋掩盖战略的懒惰。

I'm just trying to be myself and write music that I love.

真正的投资者欢迎波动……一个剧烈波动的市场意味着不合理的低价将周期性地附着在稳健的企业上。

Writing is a way of being in the world, a way of understanding it, and a way of changing it.