The property which every man has in his own labor， as it is the original foundation of all other property， so it is the most sacred and inviolable.

Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard.

I don’t compete with anyone but myself.

Freedom was a thing that shifted as you looked at it, the way a forest is dense with trees up close but from outside, from the empty meadow, you see its true limits. Being free had nothing to do with chains or how wide your cage was.

In the quest for understanding the cosmos, we must embrace the unknown and the unknowable.

创造力是允许自己犯错。艺术是知道该保留哪些错误。

出自先秦《荀子·劝学》。定居一定要选择适当的邻里，交游一定要接近贤士。说明要加强道德修养，就应该注意周围环境。

在登陆NBA的第一个赛季，被问及“在中国打球和在美国打球有什么不同”时，姚明居然说