现代时代的问题是个人在面对社会机制的压倒性力量时的自我保存问题。

The energy industry is not just about oil and gas; it's about powering human progress.

"A novel is a mirror held up to the world."

I think it's very important to have a feedback loop, where you're constantly thinking about what you've done and how you could be doing it better.

The end of history will be a very sad time. The struggle for recognition, the willingness to risk one's life for a purely abstract goal, the worldwide ideological struggle that called forth daring, courage, imagination, and idealism, will be replaced by economic calculation, the endless solving of technical problems, environmental concerns, and the satisfaction of sophisticated consumer demands.

In film, silence can be as powerful as dialogue.