The final purpose of art is to intensify, even, if necessary, to exacerbate, the moral consciousness of people.

一八一四年，俄、奥、普联军兵临巴黎城下，理工学校学生要求参战。面临灭顶之灾的拿破仑却说：“我不愿为取金蛋杀掉我的老母鸡！”后来，这句名言被刻在巴黎理工学校梯型大教室的天花板正中心，一直激励着该校师生奋发好学。

我也许已经失去了我的心，但没有失去我的自控力。

世界是一块画布，我们是画家。

Human beings, viewed as behaving systems, are quite simple. The apparent complexity of our behavior over time is largely a reflection of the complexity of the environment in which we find ourselves.

Art is not a mirror to reflect reality, but a hammer with which to shape it.