You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.

我不喜欢重复，因为音乐需要创新。

If my future were determined just by my performance on a standardized test, I wouldn't be here. I guarantee you that.

The most exciting thing is when you suddenly see the solution to a problem that has been puzzling you for a long time.

译文：年华随同时光飞快逝去，意志随同岁月而丧失。最终(像黄叶一样)枯老衰落，大多不接触世事，对社会没有任何贡献，只能悲哀困守在自己破败的房子里，那时再悔恨又怎么来得及!

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to put to rout all that was not life.