The beauty of mathematics lies in its ability to describe the world in a language that is universal.

不要盯着时钟，做它该做的事，继续前进。

不把别人所不懂的告诉别人，把别人知道的东西告诉别人。 

The most effective way to promote democracy is not through military intervention but through the slow and steady process of building institutions and promoting economic development.

"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places."

建筑是一项非常危险的工作。如果一个作家写了一本糟糕的书，那只是一本糟糕的书。但如果一个建筑师建了一栋糟糕的建筑，那就是糟糕的生活。

民能载舟，亦能覆舟，大众的力量是决定性的。唐朝时，魏征用此观点来劝谏唐太宗，荀子的这句话是身居高位的人应该时刻铭记的。