平凡与非凡的区别在于那一点额外的努力。

The people are the roots of the revolution. Without the people, the revolution cannot succeed.

真相往往比我们告诉自己的故事更复杂。

【译文】圣人的道理，平坦得就像大路一样，学者苦于不能得其人门的要领。

我不知道我想要什么。我反复无常、不表态、被动；我喜欢不确定、无边界；我喜欢持续的不确定性。

每个人都是自己故事里的英雄。

The bond market is the ultimate predictor of market sentiment.

The writer cannot be a mere storyteller; he cannot be a mere teacher; he cannot be a mere entertainer. He must be all of these and more.

出自先秦《荀子·非相》。君子自己贤能而对他人的疲弱无能也能容忍，自己机智而对他人的愚蠢也可容忍，自己知识广博而对他人的浅薄也能予以宽容，自己道德纯粹而对他人的道德不高也能宽容。说明君子要有容人的雅量，不可以自己的标准衡量一切人。

Farmers are the backbone of our food system, and we must support them with the right tools.

I never really thought about being a director. I just wanted to tell stories.