The most profound insights in mathematics often come from unexpected analogies.
The end of history will be a very sad time. The struggle for recognition, the willingness to risk one's life for a purely abstract goal, the worldwide ideological struggle that called forth daring, courage, imagination, and idealism, will be replaced by economic calculation, the endless solving of technical problems, environmental concerns, and the satisfaction of sophisticated consumer demands.
Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution.
巴菲特在1985年结束伯克希尔纺织部门营运时,解释道
I don't need a hero. I am my own hero.
我打球曾经打到手断、脚踝扭伤、肩膀脱臼、牙齿碎掉、嘴唇裂开、膝盖肿成一个垒球大小。我不想因为脚趾受伤错过15场比赛,因为大家都知道脚趾受伤并不严重。
The power of a story lies in its ability to connect us to the unknown.