The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.

Once in a while the phenomena we exploit are particularly present. We like a reasonable amount of volatility. In our business we want some action. “Tumult is usually good for us. We don’t have credit lines of any significance. We don’t do a lot of leveraged-type financing.

Success is not about how much money you make, it's about the difference you make in people's lives.

我相信创造能在物质和情感上持久的事物。

内心守静而不生差错，不让外物扰乱五官，不让五官扰乱内心，这就叫做心中有所得。

The most important part of teaching is to teach what it is to know.

郦波在解读曾国藩时引用的曾国藩原话

地质学是研究自然界有机和无机领域连续变化的科学。

世界不是辩证的——它誓死走向极端，而不是平衡，誓死走向激进的对抗，而不是和解或综合。

We are all prisoners of our own memories.