"I don't want to be a one-hit wonder. I want to have a career."

Mental tranquility is the highest good.

What's terrible is to pretend that second-rate is first-rate. To pretend that you don't need love when you do; or you like your work when you know quite well you're capable of better.

Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently.

君子容易事奉，但要想讨得他的喜欢则很难。以不正当的方式讨他喜欢，他是不会喜欢的；但他在用人上，却能做到量才使用。小人难以事奉，但要想博得他的欢心则很容易。如果以不正当的手段讨他喜欢，他是会喜欢的；但当他用人时，则会求全责备。

Every discovery in science is built upon the work of countless others before us.

不必匆忙。不必光芒四射。不必成为别人，只需做自己。

思想和背景的多样性推动创新，要拥抱它。

"Sometimes, the hardest part isn't letting go but rather learning to start over."

The more I paint, the less I care about what others think.