世界充满了故事，但塑造我们现实的是我们告诉自己的那些故事。

世界上充满了有梦想的人和有想法的人，但世界上也充满了从未付诸行动的人。

【译文】 子贡说：“贫穷却不阿谀奉承，富贵却不狂妄自大，怎样？”孔子说：“可以。不如穷得有志气，富得有涵养的人。”子贡说：“修养的完善，如同玉器的加工：切了再磋，琢了再磨，对吧？”孔子说：“子贡啊，现在可以与你谈诗了。说到过去，你就知道未来。”

A scientist in his laboratory is not a mere technician: he is also a child confronting natural phenomena that impress him as though they were fairy tales.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

Truth is a free creation of the human spirit, that never would exist at all if we did not generate it ourselves.