Your own acts tell the world who you are and what kind of society you think it should be.

I see the Beijing National Stadium as an architectural project. I accepted Herzog and De Meuron's invitation to collaborate on the design, and our proposal won the competition. From beginning to end, I stayed with the project. I am committed to fostering relationships between a city and its architecture.

I don't believe in a sense of home.

China's culture and history are closely related to my living environment. This country is my birthplace. It is also where I grew up. Its culture and history shape my relations with family, friends, society, and daily life.

I think you can give meaning to any condition; you can be poor or unsuccessful or be so-called successful. But I don't think that it would give an individual human being a better condition.

Measuring national prestige by gold medals is like using Viagra to judge the potency of a man.

No matter what happens, nothing can prevent the historical process by which society demands freedom and democracy.