A writer must be faithful to his own truth, even if it is not the truth of others.

解释：只要有一人起表率作用，就能带动其他人效仿。一个人的行为和言行影响着他人的行为和态度。

译文：高兴欣喜之时不要轻易向其他人许诺，生气愤怒之时不要和其他人争执说话。赏析：人在情绪波动之时，做出的任何抉择往往都是错误的。人只有在心平气和之下，才能非常理性地做出选择。

Be realistic, demand the impossible!

The language of mathematics is universal, transcending cultural and linguistic barriers.

It's probably as unlikely that you would nowadays become as rich and famous as Bill Gates, as it was unlikely in the17th century that you would accede to the ranks of the French aristocracy. But the point is, it doesn't feel that way. It's made to feel, by magazines and other media outlets, that if you've got energy, a few bright ideas about technology, a garage -- you, too, could start a major thing.

Every discovery in science is built upon the work of countless others before us.