生而知之者，上也；学而知之者，次也；困而学之，又其次也；困而不学，民斯为下矣。
生下来就知道的人是上等，经过学习才知道的人是次一等，遇到困惑才学习的人是又次一等，有了困惑而不学习的，这是最下等的人。
交易成功的关键是情绪纪律。
我不是为了适合某个类别而制作音乐，我是为了感觉对而制作音乐。
At a restaurant do you order what you know is great， or do you try something new？ Do you make what you know will sell or try something new？ Do you keep dating new folks or try to commit to someone you already met？ The optimal balance for exploring new things vs exploiting them once found is: 1/3. Spend 1/3 of your time on exploring and 2/3 time on deepening. It is harder to devote time to exploring as you age because it seems unproductive， but aim for 1/3.
小说不是作者的自白；它是对人类生活在世界陷阱中的调查。
理论物理学的美丽在于它能够用几个简单的方程描述宇宙，揭示出表面复杂性之下的基础简单性。
The quality of an organization's passion determines the quality of its excellence.
Nothing spoils a romance so much as sense of humour in the woman—or the want of it in the man.
