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Failure in the lab is not the end - it's just another data point.

The challenge is to make the audience feel something, to connect with them on an emotional level.

如果你没有失败，说明你不够努力。

翻译：忠诚谨慎是品德的根基，虚伪狡诈是祸乱的源头，做人做事守底线，方能行稳致远。

足够爱自己，才能设定界限。

艺术不是关于答案，而是关于问题。

成功的真正标准是你为社会进步贡献了多少。