If your opinions on one subject can be predicted from your opinions on another， you may be in the grip of an ideology. When you truly think for yourself your conclusions will not be predictable.
如果你对一个问题的看法可以从你对另一个问题的看法中预测出来，你已经受制于一种意识形态。实际上当你真正独立地思考一个问题，你的结论无法被预测。
The most successful leaders are those who listen more than they speak and learn from everyone around them.
The task of diplomacy is to extend the time for decision.
人们在遇到别人蛮横无理的时候，往往怒火中烧，可是忽然转眼一想自己也有过错，不知不觉怒气就消失得干干净净。由此看来孟子所强调的自我反省，实在是息事宁人、涵养正气、受益获福、求得身心快乐的最好办法，千万不要当作一般道学家的套话来看待。
The highest art is to conceal art.
"The human mind is a labyrinth, and every story is a thread leading us deeper into its mysteries."
The relation between what we see and what we know is never settled.