我是个失败的诗人。也许每个小说家都想先写诗，发现自己做不到，然后尝试短篇小说，这是诗歌之后要求最高的形式。如果连这都失败了，他才会转向写小说。
I'm a failed poet. Maybe every novelist wants to write poetry first, finds he can't, and then tries the short story, which is the most demanding form after poetry. And, failing at that, only then does he take up novel writing.
The future of food depends on how we treat our soil today.
A company’s true strength is measured by how it adapts to change, not just by its past achievements.
I’m not a guy that’s going to let my work ethic down.
Psychology should illuminate the practical workings of the mind, not just dissect its parts.
Greatness comes from consistency and hard work.
译文：心中能分辨是非对错，那么处理事情就能快速决断；做人不能忘记廉耻，立身处世就不会有卑劣污浊的行径。赏析：做人要明辨是非，做事方能果断坚决，才不会黑白不分，优柔寡断。仁义礼智信，我们时刻铭记古人的做人准则，不要做有伤自身名节的事。
儿童对活动的需要几乎比食物的需要更为强烈。