The best leaders are those who listen, learn, and then lead.

The dominant kind of snobbery that exists nowadays is job snobbery. You encounter it within minutes at a party, when you get asked that famous iconic question of the early 21st century, "What do you do?" According to how you answer that question, people are either incredibly delighted to see you, or look at their watch and make their excuses.

"Only the very weak-minded refuse to be influenced by literature and poetry."

I don't believe in anything, and that gives me great freedom.

Success in farming comes from understanding both the land and the people who work it.

过去是一个异国他乡；他们在那里做事的方式不同。