乃天不弃此优秀众大之民族！其始也，得欧风美雨之吹沐；其继也，得东邻维新之唤起；其终也，得革命风潮之震荡。遂一举而推覆异族之专制，光复祖宗之故业，又能循世界进化之潮流，而创立中华民国。……以此世界至大至优之民族，而造一世界至进步、至庄严、至富强、至安乐之国家！

——《民权初步》序

孙中山

习惯是人类最强大的力量之一，它塑造了我们的行为和性格。

威廉·詹姆斯

她就这样陷在紧紧束缚着她的信念中，只有奇迹才能让她解脱，如此她将永远都看不到自己的美，她只能看到自己能看到的东西：别人的眼睛。

托妮·莫里森

一切快乐都想要一切事物永远存在，想要蜜，想要渣滓，想要醉醺醺的半夜，想要坟墓，想要墓畔的眼泪的安慰，想要镀金的晚霞。

尼采

一切伟大功绩，一切荣华富贵，只能暂留，终归灭迹。所有欢笑，所有眼泪，所有喜悦，所有痛苦，到头来全是虚空一片，因为人生有限。

白先勇

当你专注于解决问题而不仅仅是赚钱时，成功就会到来。

Success comes when you focus on solving problems, not just making profits.

安娜·斯科特

I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people， and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park， listened carefully to me， and finally said， "That sounds like a really good idea， but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn't already have a good job." That logic made some sense to me， and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light， it really was a difficult choice， but ultimately， I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn't think I'd regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all. After much consideration， I took the less safe path to follow my passion， and I'm proud of that choice.

我当时在纽约一家金融公司工作，同事是一群非常聪明的人，我的老板也很有智慧，我很羡慕他。我告诉我的老板我想开办一家在网上卖书的公司。他带我在中央公园漫步良久，认真地听我讲完，最后说："听起来真是一个很好的主意，但是对那些目前没有谋到一份好工作的人来说，这个主意会更好。"这一逻辑对我而言颇有道理，他说服我在最终作出决定之前再考虑48小时。那样想来，这个决定确实很艰难，但是最终，我决定拼一次。我认为自己不会为尝试过后的失败而遗憾，倒是有所决定但完全不付诸行动会一直煎熬着我。在深思熟虑之后，我选择了那条不安全的道路，去追随我内心的热情。我为那个决定感到骄傲。