The only thing that is truly yours is your story.

对抗邪恶最确定的手段是极端的个人主义、独立的思考、异想天开甚至古怪反常。

The only lies for which we are truly punished are those we tell ourselves.

2000年10月29日，在南京大学捐资设立杨振宁奖学金时，杨振宁表示，虽然我父亲是大学教授，但因为通货膨胀，家里很穷，生活很艰苦，是奖学金帮我度过了难关。近几年多次在大陆访问，看到不少青年学生因家境困难而影响学业，感到很伤心，所以就有了这么个想法。杨振宁说

True intelligence is about making machines understand human intentions, not making humans adapt to machines.

A writer is a person who is not satisfied with the world as it is, who wants to change it, to improve it, to make it more beautiful, more just, more livable.

译文：为人处世懂得退让就是高明之举，待人接物学会宽容就是福气。赏析：忍一时风平浪静，退一步海阔天空。与人相处，不必事事都要争个高低，更不必小肚鸡肠。