The secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world, and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon.

我曾经走在街上就像个明星……我希望人们能痴迷于自己可以变得多么伟大。

"The beauty of books is that they can take you anywhere."

To be modern is to be in constant dialogue with tradition.

It’s not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen.

I met the towering intellectuals in books, not in classroom, which is natural.My family was into all that stuff, getting ahead through discipline, knowledge, and self-control.

The strength of a habit is a function of the number of times it has been reinforced.

The truth is I'm a real perfectionist, and I drive myself crazy.