Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.

My kids are my greatest inspiration and my biggest motivation.

与孟子不同，荀子主张“性恶”，认为人性本恶。因而更强调人为的作用，通过后天的人为的努力才能达到“善”。没有本性那么人为的努力就不能对症下药，没有人为的努力，本性就不能改善。所以主张“性伪合”，天生的本性和后天的努力对人都有重要影响，而后天的努力更为重要，它是我们能够自己掌控的，“学不可以已”的意义就更大。

The land is our mother, the rivers our blood. We live because the land lives.

建筑应该回应环境，而不是支配它。

The best way to ensure peace is to maintain a balance of power among the major states.

The forest doesn't need us, but we need the forest—this truth should guide every decision we make in forestry.

The evidence for evolution is overwhelming.