I always tell my kids, 'If you're going to do something, do it well. And if you're not going to do it well, don't do it at all.'
译文：不管我们做怎样的人，一定不要趋炎附势，嫌贫爱富；不管我们从事什么行业，都不该有浮躁之心。赏析：谄媚权贵，奴颜婢膝，阿谀逢迎是做人的大忌，心浮气躁，左右摇摆是做事的大忌。不管我们身处何种环境，做人要正直无私，不骄不躁。
A forest without diversity is like a library with only one book.
People ask me how I make music. I tell them I just step into it. It's like stepping into a river and joining the flow. Every moment in the river has its song.
The best way to predict the future is to create it.
A great novel is one that changes the way you see the world.
【释义】事先考虑好可能的问题，就不会陷入困境；提前做好准备，就不会陷入绝境。