Surround yourself with people who challenge you, not just agree with you.
The task of a writer consists in being able to make something out of an idea.
"If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything."
The price one pays for pursuing any profession, or calling, is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.
那些将自己视为能源中心而不仅仅是石油加工者的炼油厂将会蓬勃发展。
The past is always tense, the future perfect.