"Life on a lifeboat isn't much of a life. It is like an end game in chess, a game with few pieces. The elements couldn't be more simple, nor the stakes higher."

历史不会重复，但它会以不同的形式重现。

每一种东西的价格都会因时间和地点的不同而涨落；每一次这样的变化都会改变货币的购买力。

The only thing that is truly yours is your attitude.

你不知道未来会怎样，但你知道自己为何而来。

Everything is equally indeterminate.

领导者的角色是创造一个每个人都能做出最佳贡献的环境。

水利工程的成功取决于人与自然的和谐。