The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

The best revenge is massive success.

人们在遇到别人蛮横无理的时候，往往怒火中烧，可是忽然转眼一想自己也有过错，不知不觉怒气就消失得干干净净。由此看来孟子所强调的自我反省，实在是息事宁人、涵养正气、受益获福、求得身心快乐的最好办法，千万不要当作一般道学家的套话来看待。

最大的爱国主义是当你的国家行为不光彩、愚蠢、恶毒时告诉它。

Technological innovation is the core driving force for the high-quality development of the petroleum industry. We must increase R&D investment and break through key core technologies.

写作是理解混乱的一种方式。