"To love is to risk being hurt, but not to love is to guarantee a life unlived."

世界可能是卑鄙的，但人们不必如此，如果他们拒绝的话。

The price one pays for pursuing any profession, or calling, is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.

No need to hurry. No need to sparkle. No need to be anybody but oneself.

The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

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.

【解释】脑力劳动者统治人，体力劳动者被人统治；被统治者养活别人，统治者靠别人养活，这是通行天下的原则。