The invention of the cotton gin was a mere accident; I was then young and very poor, and it was a great object with me to realize something from it.
轧棉机的发明纯属偶然;那时我还很年轻,非常贫穷,对我来说从中实现一些价值是一个重要的目标。
The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.
我认为拥有梦想并追随它很重要,无论发生什么。
Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.