If you have an apple and I have an apple, and we exchange apples, we both still only have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea, and we exchange ideas, we each now have two ideas.
你和我各有一个苹果,如果我们交换苹果的话,我们还是只有一个苹果。但当你和我各有一个想法,我们交换想法的话,我们就都有两个想法了。
The only truly secure system is one that is powered off, cast in a block of concrete and sealed in a lead-lined room with armed guards - and even then I have my doubts.
——署名公告〈关于实行党纪的命令〉,提醒党员遵守党纪,1924年3月18日
"我写让我害怕的东西,因为我相信这是驱除我内心恶魔的最好方式。"
人们总觉得最有意思的话题就是与自己相关的话题。所以,要善于分析他人的问题所在,并尝试提出办法来帮助他人。几乎所有的人,无论他声名多么显赫、地位多么高贵,都愿意接受新的想法,当然,前提是这些想法必须经过深思熟虑。
他会喃喃自语:“我的花就在星河的某个角落……”可是,这花一旦被羊吃掉了,一瞬间,所有星星都将随之黯淡无光……那你也认为这不重要吗?