对于音乐家而言，最必要的，最重要的，最主要的，最本质的事情是：知道他想要什么，他能做什么，以及他应该做什么。

智与愚，犹如美与恶的食物，言语的巧拙，不过如杯盘的精粗，不论杯盘精粗，都能盛这两类食物。

"The power of a good story is that it can transport you to another place, another time, and make you feel like you're part of something bigger."

The essence of modernity is psychologism, the experiencing and interpretation of the world in terms of the reactions of our inner life and indeed as an inwardness.

翻译：物质的富足填补不了精神的空虚，真正的富有是内心的充盈，知足方能常乐。

化学的未来在于化繁为简。

I always try to push myself to do better.

我不是公主，我是女王。