今日最主要的势利，就是对职业的势利。你在派对中不用一分钟就能体会到，当你被问到这个21世纪初，最有代表性的问题：你是做什么的？你的答案将会决定对方接下来的反应，对方可能对你在场感到荣幸，或是开始看表，然后想个借口离开。
The dominant kind of snobbery that exists nowadays is job snobbery. You encounter it within minutes at a party, when you get asked that famous iconic question of the early 21st century, "What do you do?" According to how you answer that question, people are either incredibly delighted to see you, or look at their watch and make their excuses.
"Every civilization is built on the bones of another."
Investing in technology is investing in the future of energy.
我对生命变成死亡的那条界限感兴趣。
数学不知道种族或地理边界；对于数学来说，文化世界是一个国家。
The improvement of the productive powers of labor, and the greater part of the skill, dexterity, and judgement with which it is anywhere directed or applied, seem to have been the effects of division of labor.
The material is not just a skin, it’s the soul of the building.
心灵是真正的教育器官。
白色的石头看上去像是玉，奸佞小人看上去像是贤人。这警醒我们要看实质，不要被假象迷惑。
企业的成功离不开团队的合作，一个人的力量是有限的。