The real giants have been those who have stood for something, who have had a clear idea of what they wanted to say and have said it with force and clarity.
真正的巨人是那些坚持某些东西的人，他们清楚地知道自己想说什么，并且用力量和清晰度表达出来。
The world is the totality of facts, not of things.
我不需要英雄，我自己就是英雄。
The duty of a true patriot is to protect his country from its government.
"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all."
最好的解决方案往往来自倾听——倾听海洋、倾听鱼类，以及依赖它们的社区。
经验被高估了。在招聘的时候，要为能力而招聘，为技能而培训。大多数真正惊人或伟大的事情都是由第一次做这些事情的人完成的。
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Knowledge is only useful if it’s applied.
凡是治理天下，必须顺应人情。
Nature is to be followed, but only when it is refined by art.