To understand a life, one must first understand the age in which it was lived.

The scientist is not a person who gives the right answers, he's one who asks the right questions.

There's nothing more American than a coal miner.

世俗的君子，如果他很穷你却说他很富，他就会发怒；如果他不义你却说他有义，就很高兴。 

故事的真谛不在于它的情节，而在于它唤起的情感和揭示的真相。

I like to be in control of my own destiny.

翻译：贤明的君主和将领，之所以一出兵就可以战胜敌人，成就的功业超过一般人，是因为他们能事先探明敌情。事先探明敌情，不能使用占卜的手段获取，不可用类比的方法获取，也不可推验日月星辰运行来获取。一定要取之于人，取之于了解敌情的人。