A picture held us captive. And we could not get outside it, for it lay in our language and language seemed to repeat it to us inexorably.

这世界上聪明的人，努力的人太多了，要得到你想要的东西，最可靠的办法，是让自己配得上它。

在你合适的年龄读到的故事永远不会完全离开你。你可能会忘记是谁写的或者故事叫什么名字。有时你会忘记具体发生了什么，但如果一个故事触动了你，它会留在你身边，萦绕在你脑海中很少访问的地方。

"Psychology must focus on the utility of mental operations."

文学之美在于它能够超越国界，连接不同文化的心灵。

"Words have weight, and stories have gravity."

保持平常心，接受当下的自己，把自己做好，往往就能把事情做好：平常人也可以做非常事。

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.

Leadership is about making tough decisions and standing by them, even when they are unpopular.

可持续发展不是减少伤害，而是创造更多益处。