I think the best work comes out of a place of truth.

不懂装懂，这是最愚蠢之举；无事而自寻烦恼，这是命中福浅。

The universe is a machine for the production of gods.

The architect's role is to mediate between the dreams of the client and the realities of the site.

The most important thing in architecture is what cannot be photographed.

Many leaders of big organizations, I think, don’t believe that change is possible. But if you look at history, things do change, and if your business is static, you’re likely to have issues.

The brain is not a computer in the traditional sense, but it does compute.

To me, fearless is not the absence of fear. It's not being completely unafraid. To me, fearless is having fears. Fearless is having doubts. Lots of them. To me, fearless is living in spite of those things that scare you to death.

Monsieur, vous êtes de la merde dans un bas de soie.

We cannot choose the times, but we can choose how to respond to them.