外交是一种手段，而不是目的。

I have made a ceaseless effort not to ridicule， not to bewail， not to scorn human actions， but to understand them.

I paint people not because of what they are like, not exactly in spite of what they are like, but how they happen to be.

"In every character, there is a piece of the actor's soul."

"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."

Change is good. Change is progress. Without change, nothing would ever improve.

Writing is a way of preserving the truth.

Investing in people is the best investment a company can make.

活着是非常危险的……因为学会生活才是真正的生活。