能考第一名当然好了，但考试是考以前的经验和知识，而科学恰恰是质疑前人的知识，通过实验创造新的知识。
——2004年在南京航空学院上的演讲
一幅画必须立即被整体把握，就像一段音乐。
"I don’t want to be remembered just for my forehand or my backhand. I want to be remembered for my sportsmanship."
时间没有分界线来标记它的流逝，从不会有雷暴或号角声宣告新的月份或年份的开始。
Psychological theories must pass the test of practical experience.
人生的每一门课程会随时间依次呈现给你。掌握所需的一切能力取决于你的内心。一旦你真正掌握了一门课的精髓，你自然就会进入下一门课。只要你还活着，你就仍然有课要学。
The true artist will let his wife starve, his children go barefoot, his mother drudge for his living at seventy, sooner than work at anything but his art.