To look at a thing is very different from seeing a thing. One does not see anything until one sees its beauty. Then and then only, does it come into existence.

We live in time—it holds us and moulds us—but I’ve never felt I understood it very well.

我写的每一首歌都是我内心的一部分。

【原文】子夏为莒父宰，问政。子曰：“无欲速，无见小利。欲速则不达，见小利则大事不成。”【译文】子夏到莒父做地方长官，问怎样为政。孔子说：“不要只求速成，不要贪图小利。想求速成，反而达不到目的；贪图小利，就做不成大事。”

Integrity is the foundation of an enterprise, losing it means losing everything.

给狗扔一根骨头不是慈善。慈善是当你和狗一样饿的时候和狗分享一根骨头。

可持续发展不是选择，而是对后代的责任。

To curate is to create a temporary community.