Literature is the memory of humanity, and without it we are nothing.

"Geschichte wird von den Siegern geschrieben, aber die Erinnerung gehört den Menschen."

哲学家不是解决问题的人，而是消解问题的人。

I want to be a Renaissance woman. I want to paint, and I want to write, and I want to act, and I want to just do everything.

要理解一种文化，首先必须理解它的语言。

With a library you are free, not confined by temporary political climates. It is the most democratic of institutions because no one - but no one at all - can tell you what to read and when and how.

Now...for some reason, what I was doing seemed to... make sense to people. It was like an alarm went off in my head. I said, "Here's a guy that's got his act together. Here's somebody who has the answer." I'll follow you anywhere, Mr. Gump. So I got company. And after that, I got more company. And then, even more people joined in. Somebody later told me it gave people hope. Now, I don't know anything about that,

The spirit of entrepreneurship is the spirit of never giving up.