In auctions, the rules determine the outcome as much as the bidders' strategies.

译文：能够认清时代潮流形势就是出色的人物，能够通晓随机应变之术的人才是英雄豪杰。赏析：社会在发展，科技在更新，人的思想也要与时俱进。我们不能用陈旧的思想去指导我们的行为，待人处事一定要圆滑，不可太死板僵化，要学会察言观色，随机应变。

The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success.

"The power of words is not in their meaning, but in their ability to evoke emotion."