Language is not a cultural artifact that we learn the way we learn to tell time or how the federal government works. Instead, it is a distinct piece of the biological makeup of our brains.

The most valuable crop we can grow is trust between farmers and consumers.

Active management is a negative-sum game before costs and a loser's game after costs.

目标不是永远活着，而是创造一些能够永存的东西。

The way we see things is affected by what we know or what we believe.