The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt whether one may not be going to prove one's self a fool; the truest heroism is to resist the doubt; and the profoundest wisdom, to know when it ought to be resisted, and when it be obeyed.
成为英雄的最大障碍是怀疑自己是否会证明自己是个傻瓜；真正的英雄主义是抵制这种怀疑；最深刻的智慧是知道何时应该抵制，何时应该服从。
The chief beauty about time is that you cannot waste it in advance. The next year, the next day, the next hour are lying ready for you, as perfect, as unspoiled, as if you had never wasted or misapplied a single moment in all your life. You can turn over a new leaf every hour if you choose.
I'm a person who likes to be special.
译文：蛮横无理的泼妇，啼哭怒骂的招数不过是那些而已，只要静下心来，镇定自若，泰然处之，她们便会自觉终止。挑拨离间，搬弄是非的人，情况看上去虽然很紧迫，但如果能淡然处之，置之不理，那些人就会自觉没趣，立马消失。赏析：世上什么样的人都有，我们越较真，对方越会咬着不放，只要我们不予理睬，看淡别人的嬉笑怒骂，无视别人的挑拨离间，对方就会自讨没趣，事情就会顺遂如意。
网球是一项残酷的运动。没有平局。如果你输了，你就出局了。
释义：世上的许多人为了利益，不惜冒生命危险，甚至到了无路可退的地步也不愿放弃。
历史学家的首要职责是忠于真相。
过去总是存在于现在，以我们并不总是理解的方式塑造着我们。