出自先秦《荀子·强国》。一个人知道爱惜生命、安于快乐而抛弃礼义，那就好比想长寿而自刎其颈一样。此以比喻来说明坚守礼仪对于“贵生乐安”的重要性，强调治国安邦不可缺失礼义的意义。

The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.

I write to find hope.

我不想完美，我只想真实。

身份政治已成为当代政治的主导力量，由对认可和尊严的渴望驱动。

The most important thing in mathematics is to ask the right questions.

I choose a block of marble and chop off whatever I don't need.