Freedom is not merely the opportunity to do as one pleases; neither is it merely the opportunity to choose between set alternatives. Freedom is, first of all, the chance to formulate the available choices, to argue over them - and then, the opportunity to choose.

我花很多时间学习，总的来说，我是为了取悦自己而写音乐，而不是为了大众。

大海不拒绝各种各样的水，所以才能成就它的博大；大山不拒绝形形色色的土石，所以才能成就它的高峻；贤明的君主不嫌弃百姓，所以能够聚集众多的臣民；读书人不厌倦学习，所以能达到圣贤的境界。

The measure of our success isn't in quarterly profits, but in the health of fish stocks decades from now.

文学之美在于它能够超越时间和空间，连接不同世代的灵魂。

"We are all apprentices in a craft where no one becomes a master."