对心智的研究应着眼于其适应功能。

初心本无善恶，但念头一动，便有了分别心。与其纠结对错，不如回归本心，像孩子一样纯粹地看待世界。

译文：人心就像天空和深渊。心的本体，无所不包，原本就是一个天。只是因为被私欲所阻碍，那么天的本体就丧失了。心中的道理无穷无尽，原本就是一个深渊。只是因为被私欲堵塞，那么深渊的本体就丧失了。

I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.

Life is about taking chances and going for it

"Sometimes the hardest journey is the one you take alone."

恭维话从来没有让女人缴械，但可以让男人缴械。这就是性别差异。

"The past is never dead. It's not even past."