The artist is a child of his time, but woe to him if he is also its disciple, or even its favorite.

我们一生都在等待开始某事的理想时刻，却没有意识到理想时刻是我们决定开始的时刻。

世界因你的行动而改变，而非你的观点。

The debate over minimum wage should focus on evidence, not rhetoric.

I don't want to be someone else. I want to be the best version of myself.

A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance.

解释：影子的弯曲与正直是随身体而变化的，根源不在影子自身；自己的屈曲与伸直是随外物而变化的，而不在于个人的主观意志。这就是保持谦退才能使自己处世为先的道理。

勇气是战胜恐惧的力量。

The greatest gift you can give someone is your time and attention.

意识是适应的前沿。