Every ton of ore tells a story; our job is to read it wisely.

People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them.

Life is ours to be spent, not to be saved.

We don't inherit the land from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.

The function of freedom is to free someone else.

我从未能写出一部快乐的戏剧。我不能。我可以写一部有趣的戏剧，但不是一部快乐的戏剧。

艺术是唯一一种不必离家就能逃离的方式。

The core of the poverty trap: Today’s hunger steals tomorrow’s productivity.