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.

A lot of people are afraid to say what they want. That's why they don't get what they want.

The idea that everyone should slavishly work so they do something inefficiently so they keep their job – that just doesn’t make any sense to me. That can’t be the right answer.

你必须准备好受苦并享受这种痛苦。

我认为人们相信天堂是因为他们不喜欢死亡的想法，因为他们想继续活着，他们不喜欢别人会搬进他们的房子并把他们的东西扔进垃圾堆的想法。

Growing up is losing some illusions, in order to acquire others.

Sustainability isn't a cost center; it's the greatest untapped profit pool of our generation.