Every business is a closed, integrated system with a set of distinct but interrelated parts. Great managers understand how each part works on its own and in relation to all thethe others.
每个企业都是一个封闭的集成系统，内部各个组成部分性能独特却又相互关联。优秀的管理者既洞悉每个部分如何独立运行，也熟知各部分之间如何相互协作。
Writing is a way of giving voice to the voiceless.
当今文学最需要讲述和探究的是人类的基本恐惧：被排斥在外的恐惧，无足轻重的恐惧，以及随之而来的无价值感。
The architect must be a guardian of the public realm.
音乐可以改变世界，因为它可以改变人。
接口可以使事情保持整洁，但不能加速增长：函数可以做到。
A distributed system is one in which I can’t get any work done because some machine I’ve never heard of has crashed.
Respect nature and follow its course.