那些自认为被上天选中的人们不喜欢谈及痛苦的取舍抉择。他们喜欢谈论幸福感满满的解决方案，从而可以根除整个的问题，至少在他们的想象里。
The anointed don't like to talk about painful trade-offs. They like to talk about happy "solutions” that get rid of the whole problem- at least in their imagination.
传统观念中影响人一生的五大因素。
仅仅拥有好的头脑是不够的，重要的是如何善用它。
最好的经济解决方案往往是反直觉的。
我训练时就像我不是最好的，这样我才能保持最好。
最悦耳的声音，莫过于对自己的赞美。
The best way to predict the future is to invent it.
The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle.
【译文】宰相应从基层官员提拔，猛将须从士兵中成长。