宰予昼寝。子曰:“朽木不可雕也,粪土之墙不可圬也,于予与何诛?”子曰:“始吾于人也,听其言而信其行;今吾于人也,听其言而观其行。于予与改是。”
【译文】 宰予白天睡觉。孔子说:“他象朽木一样无法雕琢,象粪墙一样无法粉刷,我能拿他怎样?”孔子又说:“以前我看人,他说什么,我信什么;现在我看人,听他说,再看他做。因为宰予,我改了过来。”
Change happens by listening and then starting a dialogue with the people who are doing something you don’t believe is right.
I would like to fly in space.Absolutely.That would be cool.I used to just do personally risky things, but now I’ve got kids and responsibilities, so I can’t be my own test pilot.That wouldn’t be a good idea.But I definitely want to fly as soon as it’s a sensible thing to do.
I want you to know, it isn’t always clear in the beginning because as I said I had been on television since I was 19 years old. But around ’94 I got really clear. So don’t expect the clarity to come all at once, to know your purpose right away.
I don’t wait for opportunities, I create them.
I always try to buy assets that are undervalued and then try to add value to them.
"I don't have a lot of respect for talent. Talent is genetic. It's what you do with it that counts."