科学的本质不是使简单的事物复杂化，而是使复杂的事物简单化。

In a way, I've got some bad news, particularly to anybody who's come to Oxford from abroad. There's a real problem with snobbery, because sometimes people from outside the U.K. imagine that snobbery is a distinctively U.K. phenomenon, fixated on country houses and titles. The bad news is that's not true. Snobbery is a global phenomenon; we area global organization, this is a global phenomenon. What is a snob? A snob is anybody who takes a small part of you, and uses that to come to a complete vision of who you are. That is snobbery.

The soul of British furniture lies in balancing heritage with the courage to break conventions.

I like to say that I'm not a politician, I'm a citizen who cares deeply about my country.

刻苦读书，即使功名未就，但使人品高雅，气度不凡；道德高尚，但不希图报答，时时恬然自安，饱食酣眠。

能源独立是任何主权国家的战略优先事项。

舞台是我的第二个家，每次站在舞台上我都感到无比幸福。