So why do I talk about the benefits of failure? Simply because failure meant a stripping away of the inessential. I stopped pretending to myself that I was anything other than what I was, and began to direct all my energy into finishing the only work that mattered to me.

我明白你无法控制一切，但你可以控制自己的反应。

一本怀有恶意的书籍将不会伤害到任何人，除了写它的傻瓜。

快速阅读的关键不是读得更快，而是理解得更快。

科学中最重要的是不要停止提问。

我要向你走去，你向我走来已经很久了。虽然我们相会之前谁也不知道对方的存在。

I believe in the power of music to heal and connect people.

——《在东京中国留学生欢迎大会的演说》（1905年8月13日）