In business, you don't get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate.

I have always been drawn to characters who are on the edge of society.

能竭忠尽孝，才能称为人。治国安邦称为学问。能平定叛乱称为人才，编织天地事物称为文章。心胸光明坦荡称为风度。万物与我一体称为仁心。

We must balance economic growth with ecological preservation—there's no other option.

The act of writing is an act of courage.

Success is not given, it's earned.

"In the end, we are all stories, told and retold, until we become part of the collective memory."