世界不是从他想象的地方运行的。不是从城堡的墙壁，而是从账房，不是由号角的呼唤，而是由算盘的点击，不是由大刀的磨擦和点击，而是由笔的刮擦。

No arts; no letters; no society; and which is worst of all, continual fear, and danger of violent death; and the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.

On progress: "If you're competitor-focused， you have to wait until there is a competitor doing something. Being customer-focused allows you to be more pioneering."

生命的最高体现在于：一个生命能够自主引导自己的行动。总是受他人指导的事物有些像是一种死物。