Art is contemplation. It is the pleasure of the mind which searches into nature and which there divines the spirit of which nature herself is animated.

Creativity is not a gift; it's a skill that can be developed.

你无法吵赢一个理性能力不在同一层面的人。 

Think wrongly, if you please, but in all cases, think for yourself.

Collaboration across borders is essential to combat illegal logging.

I paid no attention to the territorial boundaries of academic disciplines and I just grabbed all the big ideas that I could.

The world is a very complicated place, and it's not getting any simpler.