The functional view of culture insists therefore upon the principle that in every type of civilization, every custom, material object, idea and belief fulfills some vital function, has some task to accomplish, represents an indispensable part within a working whole.
文化的功能观点坚持这样的原则：在每一种文明类型中，每一种习俗、物质对象、观念和信仰都履行某种重要功能，完成某些任务，代表一个运作整体中不可或缺的部分。
Reason obeys itself; and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.
2005年：贝索斯致股东信《尽管是数字在发挥作用，但决策因素还是“判断”》
let everyone else call your idea crazy, just keep going, don't stop, don't even think about stopping until you get there, and don't give much think of where "there" is.
亲戚都不归附，也就不要对外办交际。
投资者应该意识到，市场并不总是以传统模型预测的方式回报风险。
The most valuable resource in agriculture is not the crop, but the people who grow it.