I'm drawn to a lovely quote by St. Augustine in "The City of God," where he says, "It's a sin to judge any man by his post." In modern English that would mean it's a sinto come to any view of who you should talk to, dependent on their business card. It's not the post that should count. According to St. Augustine, only God can really put everybody in their place; he's going to do that on the Day of Judgment, with angels and trumpets, and the skies will open. Insane idea, if you're a secularist person, like me. But something very valuable in that idea, nevertheless.

The best leaders are those most interested in surrounding themselves with assistants and associates smarter than they are.

The weight of evidence for an extraordinary claim must be proportioned to its strangeness.

The true value of a company lies in its ability to adapt and grow in harmony with nature.

化学不仅描述世界，它还改变世界。

骄傲的核心特征是敌意——对上帝的敌意和对同胞的敌意。

决策分析的本质是将复杂问题分解为更简单、更易管理的组成部分。