The past is always tense, the future perfect.

世界就是一本书，不旅行的人只读了其中一页。

真正的挑战不是建造一个便宜的房子，而是建造一个居住成本低的房子。

把自己的精神，培养得清净明澈；把自己的思想，澄清专一；把自己的胆识，培养得深沉敏捷；把自己的气魄，培养得坚强宏大；把自己的才干，培养得果敢决断；把自己的器量，培养得端正庄重；把自己的胸襟，培养得豁达宽容；把自己的节操，培养得严肃冷峻。

Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into.

I believe that architecture is a pragmatic art. To become art it must be built on a foundation of necessity.

Every decision we make today will ripple through the marine ecosystem for decades.

"The human heart is a battlefield of conflicting emotions."