The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction, not a destination.

Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice.

Failure gave me an inner security that I had never attained by passing examinations. Failure taught me things about myself that I could have learned no other way. I discovered that I had a strong will, and more discipline than I had suspected; I also found out that I had friends whose value was truly above the price of rubies.

现实主义不是复制自然，而是理解其本质。