L'argent est le nerf de la guerre.

Sometimes, the deepest pain comes from emotions we cannot express.

Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.

We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. Medicine, law, business, engineering: these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love...these are what we stay alive for.

姚明的英语越来越好，一位记者不识时务的问道：“你（姚明）现在是不是觉得英文比中文说的更加流利？”姚明马上对着身边的翻译科林说道

I don't let anyone define me.

Every setback is a setup for a comeback.

The power of abstraction allows us to see the common threads that run through seemingly disparate problems.