To understand a culture, you must listen to its artists—they are the seismographs of societal change.

The middle of every successful project looks like a disaster.

Every setback is just a setup for a comeback.

History is, above all else, the creation and recording of that heritage; progress is its increasing abundance, preservation, transmission, and use.

Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul.

不必信仰相同的正式宗教——只需共同追求真理。

我声称要完全活出我时代的矛盾，这可能会使讽刺成为真理的条件。