Quality should never be compromised for the sake of quantity.

当天赋不努力时，勤奋会战胜天赋。

译文：身体没有经历过饥饿和寒冷，就是上天对我最大的恩赐；学业没有进步，我用什么脸面面对苍天呢。赏析：人要懂得感恩知足，没有病痛折磨，没有挨冻受饿，就是人生最大的幸福。学业毫无进步，说明我们懈怠了，不读书，我们就不能获得先贤的思想精髓。

The task of a diplomat is to pursue the maximum interests for their country while avoiding unnecessary conflicts and frictions.

The important thing in science is not so much to obtain new facts as to discover new ways of thinking about them.

I don't chase trends, I set them.

蜜蜂和海豚的幸福是存在。对于人类来说，是知道这一点并为之惊叹。

The past, like the future, is indefinite and exists only as a spectrum of possibilities.

The best ideas come as jokes. Make your thinking as funny as possible.

The biggest flex is being comfortable in your own skin.

Collaboration across disciplines is essential for advancing our understanding of the universe.

Don't be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.