What I want to talk to you about today is the difference between gifts and choices. Cleverness is a gift， kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy -- they're given after all. Choices can be hard. You can seduce yourself with your gifts if you're not careful， and if you do， it'll probably be to the detriment of your choices.
选择比天赋更重要 今天我想对你们说的是，天赋和选择不同。聪明是一种天赋，而善良是一种选择。天赋得来很容易——毕竟它们与生俱来。而选择则颇为不易。如果一不小心，你可能被天赋所诱惑，这可能会损害到你做出的选择。
——伦敦《每日纪事报》刊出〈孙逸仙讲述他第一次起事反抗中国皇朝之故事〉，1911年10月14日
【大意】等到大寒节气到来时，冰霜寒雪从天而降，然后才能知道只有松柏能经得住严寒考验，依然繁茂。
Innovation in science often comes from looking at old problems in new ways.
I prefer the destruction of the whole world to the scratching of my finger.
法律是通过社会机构执行的规则系统，用以管理行为。
Open cooperation is an important path for technological progress.