I want to run a good race and inspire many people.
牛马生着四足，这是天性；给马戴上笼头，给牛穿上鼻绳，就是人为。所以说，不要人为毁灭天性，不要用故意造作去毁灭天命，不要以德行去为名利殉葬，谨守天道勿使丧失，这就叫返归本真。
Prescription for popular success: do something strange. Make a habit of your weird.
"Caring too much for objects can destroy you. Only—if you care for a thing enough, it takes on a life of its own, doesn’t it? And isn’t the whole point of things—beautiful things—that they connect you to some larger beauty?"