I’ve learned that you don’t get to control what happens to you, but you do get to control how you respond.

没有听到不如亲耳听到，亲耳听到不如亲眼见到，亲眼见到不如清楚知道，清楚知道不如亲自实践。

然后我有了信仰，然后我有了想象，我被他们对嘲笑的沉迷所感染，然后我看见刚果河从黑土地上蜿蜒流过，在森林中划下一道金色的沟壑。

The purpose of abstraction is not to be vague, but to create a new semantic level in which one can be absolutely precise.

I'm not interested in being a celebrity. I'm interested in being an actress.

我并不假装理解宇宙——它比我大多了。