不一定是你我的母亲，而是一个理想母亲的想象，一个永远义无反顾的爱你，不在乎你是否功成名就的人，不幸地，大部分世人都不怀有这种母爱，大部分世人决定要花费多少时间，给于多少爱，不一定是浪漫的那种爱，虽然那也包括在内，世人所愿意给我们的关爱、尊重，取决于我们的社会地位。
Not necessarily your mother, or indeed mine, but, as it were, the ideal mother, somebody who doesn't care about your achievements. Unfortunately, most people are not our mothers. Most people make a strict correlation between how much time, and if you like, love -- not romantic love, though that may be something -- but love in general, respect --they are willing to accord us, that will be strictly defined by our position in the social hierarchy.
A story is a gift—one that keeps giving.
生命短暂，你必须不断前进。
我们不试图预测未来。我们试图买便宜的东西。
The most valuable asset any company has is its people.
教师必须既是学生的研究者，也是学科的研究者。
美貌、青春、财富、甚至爱情本身，都不能让深得上帝恩宠的人免于焦虑和痛苦，远离哀愁，也无法让他们避免失去自己最爱的东西。因为，一生中，有些雨必然得下，一些日子必然会黑暗、哀伤、凄凉。