I'm interested in the idea of something being art because someone says it is.

"The truth is rarely pure and never simple."

我们都是相连的，不仅彼此相连，还与土地、天空和海洋相连。

写作是一种保存短暂事物的方式。

The knowledge that you have emerged wiser and stronger from setbacks means that you are, ever after, secure in your ability to survive. You will never truly know yourself, or the strength of your relationships, until both have been tested by adversity. Such knowledge is a true gift, for all that it is painfully won, and it has been worth more than any qualification I ever earned.

译文：不管我们做怎样的人，一定不要趋炎附势，嫌贫爱富；不管我们从事什么行业，都不该有浮躁之心。赏析：谄媚权贵，奴颜婢膝，阿谀逢迎是做人的大忌，心浮气躁，左右摇摆是做事的大忌。不管我们身处何种环境，做人要正直无私，不骄不躁。

The future of China's semiconductor industry lies in collaboration and self-reliance.

All fireworks that can rise and burst forth are beautiful.