The present state of the system of nature is evidently a resultant of what it was in the preceding moment, and if we conceive of an intelligence which at a given instant comprehends all the relations of the entities of this universe, it could state the respective positions, motions, and general effects of all these entities at any time in the past or future.

The main thing is to be moved, to love, to hope, to tremble, to live.

明白事理的人使自己适应世界；不明事理的人想使世界适应自己。所以，所有进步都要靠不明事理的人。

The key to global competitiveness is local adaptability.

Stories are the only way we have to make sense of the chaos around us.

Light is the most important material in architecture.