The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial means and hold it fixed so that a hundred years later, when a stranger looks at it, it moves again since it is life.
Once in a while the phenomena we exploit are particularly present. We like a reasonable amount of volatility. In our business we want some action. “Tumult is usually good for us. We don’t have credit lines of any significance. We don’t do a lot of leveraged-type financing.
The history of science is the history of men correcting their mistakes.
译文:志向正直就能遏制各种坏念头,心里平静处理各种事情就不会急躁。赏析:恶念是所有错误行为的根源,我们要砥砺自己的品格,遇事冲动鲁莽,只会坏事。
喜欢说话而又不恰当,不如少说话为好。博学多识但不知道反省自己,一定会出问题。孔子说“言寡尤,行寡悔,禄在其中矣” ,言语上减少过失,行为上减少悔恨,多反省自己,慎言慎行,成功就不会远了。
Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow."
写作就是抵抗——抵抗遗忘,抵抗沉默。