Art is not an escape from reality, but a deeper engagement with it.
Materials themselves are not important; what matters is how you use them.
Success is the best revenge for anybody doubting you.
所以,国家的钱财不足以来应付饥荒,救济孤儿寡妇,这样,国家就贫困,百姓就难于治理。 
In economics, as in life, the answers are often more nuanced than they first appear.