历史不是过去。它是我们进化出来的组织我们对过去无知的方法。

用心栽花、施肥、灌溉，花却总是不开；无意间将柳条插在地上，却长成了郁郁葱葱的柳树。

Technology must serve society, not the other way around.

译文：陛下你实在应该广泛地听取别人的意见，来发扬光大先帝遗留的美德，振奋有远大志向的人的志气，不应过分看轻自己，援引不恰当的譬喻，以至于堵塞忠言进谏的道路。

I think people believe in heaven because they don’t like the idea of dying, because they want to carry on living and they don’t like the idea that other people will move into their house and put their things into the rubbish.

True patriotism doesn't exclude an understanding of the patriotism of others.