I don’t like to be second. I like to be first.

Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.

I tend to think that the camera is much more truthful than the human eye.

弹奏美妙的五弦琴，读滋味无穷的圣贤书。挥笔写下文章，述说那古代圣王们的教范。点评：作者表示自己归隐田园后，以著述为中心，阐明圣则。苟纵心于物外，安知荣辱之所如？我将置身于世人之外，哪管什么荣耀与耻辱？

真正的文学是使我们更加人性的文学。

Every mental act has its place in the economy of life.

I'm not a person who likes to look back. I'm always looking forward.