Life is not a series of gig lamps symmetrically arranged; life is a luminous halo, a semi-transparent envelope surrounding us from the beginning of consciousness to the end.

出自先秦《荀子·非十二子》。尊重贤能的人，是“仁”的表现，鄙视道德不好的人，也是“仁”的表现。说明“仁”正反两个方面的标准。

My past is my motivation.

This is a group with many gifts. I'm sure one of your gifts is the gift of a smart and capable brain. I'm confident that's the case because admission is competitive and if there weren't some signs that you're clever， the dean of admission wouldn't have let you in.