Talent isn’t genius. And No amount of energy can make it so. I want to be great or nothing.
天赋不是天才， 而且不是天才的人再怎么努力也成不了天才。要么就做一代名家要么干脆不做。
With a library you are free, not confined by temporary political climates. It is the most democratic of institutions because no one - but no one at all - can tell you what to read and when and how.
通往伟大歌剧的荣耀之路没有捷径。
有时候你必须先迷失自己，才能找到自己。
译文：年年岁岁繁花依旧，岁岁年年看花之人却不相同。赏析：时光流逝，物是人非。花有重开时，人无再少年。
战略的本质是选择不做什么。