出自汉·桓宽《盐铁论·地广》。贱，指地位低。贫，指没有钱财。地位卑贱并不妨碍一个人的智慧，家境贫寒并不妨碍一个人的品行。这句话言评价一个人的才智、德行不能根据其社会地位、经济状况来作判断。出身低贱的人，不一定没有智慧；家境贫寒的人，不一定没有品行。

My life is a dot lost among thousands of other dots.

Sit down before fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconceived notion, follow humbly wherever and to whatever abysses nature leads, or you shall learn nothing.  

A picture must be a thing in itself, not a representation of something else.

"You don't forget the face of the person who was your last hope."

Art is a mirror held up to society, but it’s also a hammer with which to shape it.

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.

没有一个国家能够单独解决海洋的挑战。

"Success is not a destination, but a journey of continuous improvement and learning."