Memory is not just a personal thing—it is also collective.
"I don't want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me."
拿古代的情况作标准来看今天的事情,这是对今天不正确的看法;拿今天的情况要求古人,这是不正确的历史观。此言时代不同,社会情况就会不同,因此考察古今,论定古今人物或事件,都不能持相同的标准,而必须结合不同情势具体对待。
In the semiconductor industry, falling behind one step may mean lagging behind for ten years.
In the end, all we have are the stories we tell.
我不能选择那最好的,是那最好的选择我。
设定一个野心得荒谬的目标的好处是,上限足够高,这样即使最后失败了,以通常的标准来衡量也可以算某种程度上的成功。