La belleza no es un lujo, sino una necesidad del alma.

A writer's life is a highly vulnerable, almost naked activity. We don't have to weep about that. The writer makes his choice and is stuck with it. But it is true to say that you are open to all the winds, some of them icy indeed. You are out on your own, out on a limb. You find no shelter, no protection — unless you lie — in which case of course you have constructed your own protection and, it could be argued, become a politician.

在转型期间，石油和天然气行业在全球能源结构中发挥着关键作用。

成功的衡量标准不仅仅是利润，还包括积极的影响。

我去旅行，是因为我决定了要去，并不是因为对风景的兴趣。

（关于最优选择方法论）在餐厅你是点你知道的好吃的还是试试新菜？你会投资制造已经知道好卖的东西，还是尝试推出新产品？你是继续约会新人，还是试着对已经认识的人做出承诺？继续寻找新事物 vs 最大化收获已有事物价值的最优平衡点是：1/3。把1/3的时间花在探索上，2/3的时间花在深化上。随着年龄的增长，将时间投入到探索和尝鲜中是比较困难的，因为花费的时间似乎是低效，但请尽量试到1/3处再决策。

The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.

In mathematics, the journey is as important as the destination.