The mind is an instrument of survival before it is an instrument of thought.

Get rich or die tryin'.

最大的安逸，就是知足乐和；最大的危险，就是多言致祸；最为可贵的，就是无欲无求；最为卑贱的，就是贪欲过多；最大的快乐，就是乐善好施；最大的痛悔，就是贪图钱财；最大的长处，就是足智多谋；最大的短处，就是自负自矜；最大的聪明，就是体察天功，最大的昏暗，就是不明征兆。

"The first draft is just you telling yourself the story."

The beauty of mathematics lies not only in its abstract elegance but also in its profound ability to model and solve real-world problems.

We are all exiles in one way or another.

艺术的功能是扰乱，而非安抚。