决策的质量不是由其结果来衡量，而是由做出决策的过程来衡量。

A well-educated black has a tremendous advantage over a well-educated white in terms of the job market. I think sometimes a black may think they don't have an advantage or this and that... I've said on one occasion, even about myself, if I were starting off today, I would love to be a well-educated black, because I believe they do have an actual advantage.

诸位到书院为何，哪里仅仅限于是搞学问和写文章，具有一种技艺与特长，便可算得上是读书成才之人；我对所追求的也不过分计较，不过就是为子为臣为弟为友，尽到五种人伦的职责，共同成为恪守礼教的正人君子。

生命的最大用处是将它用于比生命更长久的事物上。

真正的爱国主义不排斥对于其他人的爱国主义的理解。