Never stop questioning how things can be done better—complacency is the enemy of progress.

Quality is not a label; it is a standard.

The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway with an open mind.

我一直觉得奇怪……我们钦佩的那些品质，如善良、慷慨、开放、诚实、理解和同情，在我们的体系中往往是失败的伴随物。而我们厌恶的那些特质，如精明、贪婪、占有欲、卑鄙、自负和自私，却是成功的特质。虽然人们钦佩前者的品质，但他们却喜欢后者的产物。

小说是个人声音的伟大艺术形式。

In science, the credit goes to the man who convinces the world, not to the man to whom the idea first occurs.

"The best stories are the ones that make you think, that stay with you long after you've finished reading them."

I’m not a perfectionist, but I like to feel that things are done well.

政府的腐败几乎总是始于其原则的衰败。