The chief beauty about time is that you cannot waste it in advance. The next year, the next day, the next hour are lying ready for you, as perfect, as unspoiled, as if you had never wasted or misapplied a single moment in all your life.
时间的主要美在于你不能提前浪费它。下一年、下一天、下一小时都为你准备好了，就像你一生中从未浪费或误用一刻钟一样完美无瑕。
Being a detective is like being a scientist. You have to notice things other people don’t notice.
A building must be rooted in the ground but open to the sky.
《与邹鲁的谈话》（1919年6月）
I can never be safe; I always try and go against the grain. As soon as I accomplish one thing, I just set a higher goal. That’s how I’ve gotten to where I am.
You can't change what you are, only what you do.