The writer’s job is to write with rigor, with honesty, to the very end of his strength.

Leadership is about inspiring others to see possibilities where they once saw obstacles.

Art is contemplation. It is the pleasure of the mind which searches into nature and which there divines the spirit of which nature herself is animated.

I don’t compete with others. I compete with myself.

I’ve always thought that the schoolboy who’s a bit of a troublemaker is the one who’s going to come out and do something really interesting.

别自寻烦恼的只想比你同时代的人或是先辈们出色，试着比你自己更出色吧。

信仰 + 怀疑 = 理智。