I needed a drink, I needed a lot of life insurance, I needed a vacation, I needed a home in the country. What I had was a coat, a hat and a gun.

Fools are the ones who cannot change their minds.

The consequences of this problem make themselves felt in bookshops. When you go to a large bookshop and look at the self-help sections, as I sometimes do -- if you analyze self-help book sproduced in the world today, there are basically two kinds. The first kind tells you, "You can do it! You can make it! Anything's possible!" The other kind tells you how to cope with what we politely call "low self-esteem," or impolitely call, "feeling very bad about yourself."

I'd rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I am not.

The best way to help people is to give them the freedom to choose while gently steering them in the right direction.

最好的建筑是那些邀请参与的建筑。

Beauty is the only thing that can save us, but it is also the most fragile.

Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.

水产养殖企业要敢于走出去，参与国际竞争。

Listen to everyone in your company and figure out ways to get them talking. The folks on the front lines—the ones who actually talk to the customer—are the only ones who really know what's going on out there. You'd better find out what they know.