Pressure makes diamonds.

The Soviet man was a man who was always waiting—for rations, for orders, for the end.

I think we have been through a period where too many people have been given to understand that if they have a problem, it's the government's job to cope with it. 'I have a problem, I'll get a grant.' 'I'm homeless, the government must house me.' They're casting their problem on society. And, you know, there is no such thing as society. There are individual men and women, and there are families. And no government can do anything except through people, and people must look to themselves first. It's our duty to look after ourselves and then, also to look after our neighbour. People have got the entitlements too much in mind, without the obligations.

诗人必须净化部落的语言。

出自《抱朴子·外篇·广譬》。登山的时候，不因为山路艰险便停止，就一定能够到达山顶。积善也不会因为穷困而埋怨，便能够使自己获得长久的美名。

The mind is a constantly reorganizing system.

"The human figure is the most challenging and rewarding subject for an artist."