白天鹅不每天沐浴，也是洁白的；黑乌鸦不每天暴晒，也是黑的。

我们不是从祖先那里继承了海洋；我们是从子孙那里借来的。

美德即使被压迫，依然是美德。

The first sentence of the novel is the most important, but the last sentence is the one that stays with you.

There is no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love; there's only scarcity of resolve to make it happen.

The real challenge is not growing more food, but growing it smarter with less waste.