Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything—all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure—these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.

Don’t aim to have others like you； aim to have them respect you.

我们开采的每一块石头都诉说着坚持与精确的故事。

The sun is new each day.

我不追求名利，只追求内心的满足。

The language of mathematics is universal, and it is through this language that we can communicate the most profound truths of the universe.

The materials I use are not just objects; they are carriers of meaning.