Those who do not have power over the story that dominates their lives, the power to retell it, rethink it, deconstruct it, joke about it, and change it as they change, truly are powerless, because they cannot think new thoughts.
那些无法掌控主导他们生活的故事的人，无法重述、重新思考、解构、嘲笑并随着变化而改变它的人，真正是无力的，因为他们无法思考新的思想。
Every setback is a setup for a comeback.
With a library you are free, not confined by temporary political climates. It is the most democratic of institutions because no one - but no one at all - can tell you what to read and when and how.
Being busy is a form of laziness—lazy thinking and indiscriminate action.
Acting is not about being someone different. It's finding the similarity in what is apparently different, then finding myself in there.
人类的一代代后代，将取得令我们惊讶的成就，然而如果我们有想象力，未来的他们将会创造的一部分东西，已经可以用今天现有的材料和工具来制造。展开畅想吧。
死者无法为正义呐喊。为死者伸张正义是生者的责任。
释义：别人称赞我，不值得高兴；别人批评我，也不值得生气。