此时微风初起，风中充盈着过往的群声嘁喳，旧日天竺葵的呢喃窸窣，无法排遣的怀念来临前的失望叹息。

尽量在舒适的情况下工作。记住，身体的紧张会制造肩痛和精神疲劳。

卡耐基

如果一个人自己具有某种品质，就具备对那种品质的鉴赏力。

狄更斯

作为一个科学家来说，我的成功……最主要的是：爱科学——在长期思索任何问题上的无限耐心——在观察和搜集事实上的勤勉——相当的发明能力和常识。

达尔文

艺术的伟大意义，基本上在于它能显示人的真正感情，内心生活的奥秘和热情的世界。

罗曼·罗兰

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。