Civilization is a stream with banks. The stream is sometimes filled with blood from people killing, stealing, shouting and doing the things historians usually record, while on the banks, unnoticed, people build homes, make love, raise children, sing songs, write poetry and even whittle statues. The story of civilization is the story of what happened on the banks.

Coal miners are the unsung heroes of America's industrial strength.

一旦我们意识到不完美的理解是人类的条件，那么犯错并不可耻，可耻的是未能纠正我们的错误。

成功不是用奖项来衡量的，而是用你从观众那里得到的爱来衡量的。

"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion."

自然法是自然教导所有动物的法则。

解释：看见外表就可以知道内里，看见过去就可以知道未来。

Myth is a type of speech chosen by history: it cannot possibly evolve from the 'nature' of things.

I always try to stay humble and hungry.

Embrace challenges as opportunities to learn and grow.