I think people believe in heaven because they don’t like the idea of dying, because they want to carry on living and they don’t like the idea that other people will move into their house and put their things into the rubbish.

Great leaders don’t just lead people—they inspire them to lead themselves.

预测未来的最好方法就是创造未来。

The spread of liberal democracy around the world is not inevitable, but it is the most likely outcome.

我扮演的每个角色都是我的一部分。我在每个角色中找到自己的一部分，并将它们赋予生命。

The most important thing in architecture is the relationship between the building and its context.

L'amour, c'est la seule passion qui se paye d'une monnaie qu'elle fabrique elle-même.

——在香港大学的演讲

I'm not perfect and I don't pretend to be.