Before a dream is realized, the Soul of the World tests everything that was learned along the way. It does this not because it is evil, but so that we can, in addition to realizing our dreams, master the lessons we've learned as we've moved toward that dream. That's the point at which most people give up. It's the point at which, as we say in the language of the desert, one 'dies of thirst just when the palm trees have appeared on the horizon.'

The poor are not lazy; they are just caught in a system that makes it very hard for them to escape poverty.

所有有效广告的秘密不在于创造新的、巧妙的文字和图片，而在于将熟悉的文字和图片置于新的关系中。

心灵是一个过程复合体，而非实体。

人类远比他们知道的要大。