The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion, but rather by its superiority in applying organized violence.
西方赢得了世界，并不是因为其思想、价值观或宗教的优越性，而是因为在应用有组织的暴力方面的优势。
I don’t play for the crowd, I play for myself.
Poetry is perhaps what teaches us to nurture the charming illusion: how to be reborn out of ourselves over and over again, and use words to construct a better world, a fictitious world that enables us to sign a pact for a permanent and comprehensive peace ... with life.
文学是个人与普遍、个人与集体之间的桥梁。
“最好的报复是巨大的成功。”
Innovation is not about saying yes to everything. It's about saying no to all but the most crucial features.
度过生活的唯一方法就是笑着度过。你要么笑，要么哭。我更喜欢笑。哭会让我头疼。
获得智慧是一种道德责任，它不仅仅是为了让你们的生活变得更加美好。有一个相关的道理非常重要，那就是你们必须坚持终身学习。如果不终身学习，你们将不会取得很高的成就。光靠已有的知识，你们在生活中走不了多远。
我是一个不断进步的作品。