内地某副市长来华为考察参观，在欢迎晚宴上，副市长问任正非：“为了促进企业的发展，政府究竟应该干些什么？”，任正非如此答到。

There are unknown forces in nature; when we give ourselves wholly to her, without reserve, she lends them to us; she shows us these forms, which our watching eyes do not see, which our intelligence does not understand or suspect.

A healthy animal is the foundation of a healthy food chain.

To write is to leave a trace, to make a mark on the world.

The future of energy lies in the balance between traditional resources and renewable alternatives.

The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.

我不做“标志性”建筑。每个项目都是一个新的挑战。

A leader's job is not to do the work for others, but to help others figure out how to do it themselves.