有些路，一旦踏上，便无法回头。

I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people， and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park， listened carefully to me， and finally said， "That sounds like a really good idea， but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn't already have a good job." That logic made some sense to me， and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light， it really was a difficult choice， but ultimately， I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn't think I'd regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all. After much consideration， I took the less safe path to follow my passion， and I'm proud of that choice.

我当时在纽约一家金融公司工作，同事是一群非常聪明的人，我的老板也很有智慧，我很羡慕他。我告诉我的老板我想开办一家在网上卖书的公司。他带我在中央公园漫步良久，认真地听我讲完，最后说："听起来真是一个很好的主意，但是对那些目前没有谋到一份好工作的人来说，这个主意会更好。"这一逻辑对我而言颇有道理，他说服我在最终作出决定之前再考虑48小时。那样想来，这个决定确实很艰难，但是最终，我决定拼一次。我认为自己不会为尝试过后的失败而遗憾，倒是有所决定但完全不付诸行动会一直煎熬着我。在深思熟虑之后，我选择了那条不安全的道路，去追随我内心的热情。我为那个决定感到骄傲。

杰夫·贝索斯

Music is the universal language that connects us all.

音乐是连接我们所有人的通用语言。

恩里克·伊格莱西亚斯

A problem of mechanics is not solved until it has been reduced to a problem of algebra.

一个力学问题只有被简化为代数问题时才算解决。

约瑟夫·路易斯·拉格朗日

The most durable thing in writing is style, and style is the most valuable investment a writer can make with his time.

写作中最持久的是风格，而风格是作家能用时间做出的最有价值的投资。

雷蒙德·钱德勒

一切成绩和荣誉都是党和人民的，我自己的小本本上只能记差距。

王进喜