It must be remembered that while sympathy with joy intensifies the sum of joy in the world., sympathy with pain does not really diminish the amount of pain. It may make man better able to endure evil, but the evil remains.

过多地粉饰命定之说，用来教育广大的愚昧朴实的民众。 

"Pressure can burst pipes or make diamonds."

I don’t create art for fame or money. I create it because I have to.

The most basic human desire is to be recognized as a human being.

I always try to find a solution, not an excuse.

没有根本的气节，就好像醉汉喝醉酒打人，酒醉时很勇敢，酒醒后勇气全消，没有一点气力。没有以学问为根本的见识，就好像厨师在炉灶前面，面前光亮而背后黑暗。

The brain is a kind of computer, but it's a very different kind of computer from the ones we're used to.