一八一四年，俄、奥、普联军兵临巴黎城下，理工学校学生要求参战。面临灭顶之灾的拿破仑却说：“我不愿为取金蛋杀掉我的老母鸡！”后来，这句名言被刻在巴黎理工学校梯型大教室的天花板正中心，一直激励着该校师生奋发好学。

我不惧怕任何人，但我尊重每一个人。

Never stop learning; the world is always evolving.

Building trust takes time, but it's the foundation of every strong relationship.

To write is to resist the forces of forgetting.

The greatest gift you can give someone is your time, because you are giving them a portion of your life that you will never get back.