我不为别人的认可而活。我为自己而活。

The difference between a moral man and a man of honor is that the latter regrets a discreditable act even when it has worked.

2000年10月29日，在南京大学捐资设立杨振宁奖学金时，杨振宁表示，虽然我父亲是大学教授，但因为通货膨胀，家里很穷，生活很艰苦，是奖学金帮我度过了难关。近几年多次在大陆访问，看到不少青年学生因家境困难而影响学业，感到很伤心，所以就有了这么个想法。杨振宁说

别让任何人定义你的价值。

文章是用来承载道理的，道理通过文章得以阐明。

I'm the kind of guy that'll make you wanna drink more.

如果我们现在不采取行动，下一代将继承一个资源更少、挑战更大的世界。

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma—which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.