银行的存在是因为它们有助于缓解信息不对称造成的问题。

法律的目的不是废除或限制，而是维护和扩大自由。

Interview with Infinity Plus (February 2001)

The whole difference between construction and creation is exactly this: that a thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed; but a thing created is loved before it exists.

我不认为建筑仅仅是提供庇护，它应该能够激发你，安抚你，让你思考。

At twenty-one, I was a divorced single mother. At thirty, I was struggling to feed my children. At forty, I was starting over in a new country. At fifty, I was rebuilding my career. At sixty, I walked the runway at Fashion Week. Life begins at every age—if you dare to make a plan.

我不相信运气，我相信努力。