Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.

I can never be safe; I always try and go against the grain. As soon as I accomplish one thing, I just set a higher goal. That’s how I’ve gotten to where I am.

郦波在解读曾国藩时引用的曾国藩原话

You can learn more about a man in an hour of play, than in a year of conversation.

There is no real ending. It’s just the place where you stop the story.

一旦你着手要攻下维也纳，就把她拿下吧﹗

【译文】 仲弓问仁。孔子说：“出门时要象会见贵宾一样庄重，建工程时要象举行盛大祭典一样严肃。自己不愿做的，不要强加于人。同事中相处融洽，亲属中和睦友爱。”仲弓说：“我虽不才，愿照此办理。”