The consequences of this problem make themselves felt in bookshops. When you go to a large bookshop and look at the self-help sections, as I sometimes do -- if you analyze self-help book sproduced in the world today, there are basically two kinds. The first kind tells you, "You can do it! You can make it! Anything's possible!" The other kind tells you how to cope with what we politely call "low self-esteem," or impolitely call, "feeling very bad about yourself."

归根到底，成功就是抓住了寥寥可数的机遇。要始终保持开放的思维，冷静观察，高度警觉，随时准备抓住机会。要统筹合适的人力和其他资源，然后全力以赴。如果你没有准备好拼尽全力，要么是因为这个机会没有你想象的那么有吸引力，要么是因为你不是把握这一机遇的合适人选。

"Crime is the noir version of the American Dream."

Music should make you feel something, not just sound pretty.