I don't believe in originality, I believe in recombination.

海洋养育了数百万人，确保它能为子孙后代继续这样做是我们的责任。

The only thing that I'm addicted to is winning.

对于劳动者来说，最大的幸福是有充足的物质享受。

I don’t like to be labeled.

"The act of creation is an act of defiance against the void."

In a way, if you like, at one end of the spectrum of sympathy, you've got the tabloid newspaper. At the other end of the spectrum, you've got tragedy and tragic art. And I suppose I'm arguing that we should learn a little bit about what's happening in tragic art. It would be insane to call Hamlet a loser. He is not a loser, though he has lost. And I think that is the message of tragedy to us, and why it's so very, very important, I think.

"Good research is about asking the right questions, not just applying fancy methods."

I mistrust reality, but I trust the painting.