出自汉·桓宽《盐铁论·地广》。贱，指地位低。贫，指没有钱财。地位卑贱并不妨碍一个人的智慧，家境贫寒并不妨碍一个人的品行。这句话言评价一个人的才智、德行不能根据其社会地位、经济状况来作判断。出身低贱的人，不一定没有智慧；家境贫寒的人，不一定没有品行。

Foreign powers do not seem to appreciate the true character of our Government.

I write plays because I have a strong moralistic streak.

思想就是一切。你想什么就会成为什么。

Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.

Making music is about turning the impossible into possible.

The structure of DNA was a puzzle that demanded to be solved.