我们每天可支配的时间是有弹性的；我们感受到的激情会扩展它，我们激发的激情会收缩它；而习惯会填补剩下的部分。

The profession of book writing makes horse racing seem like a solid, stable business.

Only the dead have seen the end of war

抽象的目的不是模糊，而是创建一个新的语义层次，在这个层次上可以绝对精确。

In times of crisis, the true character of a company—and its leaders—is revealed.