蓬草长在麻地里，不用扶它也能挺立；把白沙放在黑土里，白沙也就变成黑的了。这两个例子说明，环境对一个人的影响，是非常大的，所以才有了《孟母三迁》的故事。

"What you don't know can't hurt you, but it can kill you."

释义：聪明人舍弃短处，发挥长处，致使取得成功。  

"Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes."

"The past is always present, it's just that sometimes it's more present than at other times."

技术创新可以提高效率并减少采矿作业对环境的影响。