荀子所说的“伪”，是“人为”的意思。天生就有的是“性”，是人力无法改变的；通过后天的学习、努力可以改变的，就是“伪”。所以荀子主张“化性起伪”，通过自己能掌控的力量来改变已成定数的东西。
和一个人玩一个小时对他的了解，胜过于一年的对谈。
Mathematics is not a spectator sport.
Commit to your business. Believe in it more than anybody else. I think I overcame every single one of my personal shortcomings by the sheer passion I brought to my work.
Lies run sprints, but the truth runs marathons. The truth will win this marathon in court.
旅行就是发现每个人对其他国家的看法都是错误的。
The past is never dead. It's not even past.