检验一个经济学家是否优秀的标准，是看他能否比别人更好地解释过去。

Art has allowed me to survive.

我尽量制作尽可能开放的电影，以便观众可以将自己的经历和解释带入其中。

不在于你打得有多狠。而在于你能承受多大的打击并继续前进。

"A novel is a machine for thinking, a way of exploring the world without leaving your chair."

April is the cruelest month, breeding lilacs out of the dead land, mixing memory and desire, stirring dull roots with spring rain.

我对愚蠢的人有极大的信心；我的朋友们称之为自信。

Innovation in natural gas extraction is key to meeting the world's growing energy demands.