我们所认识的最美丽的人，是那些经历过失败、痛苦、挣扎、失落，却又从深渊中走出来的人。

The dominant kind of snobbery that exists nowadays is job snobbery. You encounter it within minutes at a party, when you get asked that famous iconic question of the early 21st century, "What do you do?" According to how you answer that question, people are either incredibly delighted to see you, or look at their watch and make their excuses.

古往今来的平庸之人，都是因为懒惰而失败；古往今来的有才之人，都是因为骄傲而失败。

A good mathematician is lazy, but in a constructive way.

The only real music is the music of the heart.

Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't, and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it.

Don’t wait for opportunities—create them.