Commit to your business. Believe in it more than anybody else. I think I overcame every single one of my personal shortcomings by the sheer passion I brought to my work.

The pursuit of power is the primary goal of states in the international system.

我认为小说家的任务是让熟悉的事物变得陌生，让陌生的事物变得熟悉。

衡量公司成功的真正标准是其在保持核心价值观的同时适应变化的能力。

The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt whether one may not be going to prove one's self a fool; the truest heroism is to resist the doubt; and the profoundest wisdom, to know when it ought to be resisted, and when it be obeyed.

时至今日，我从未在任何地方选修过化学、经济学、心理学或商业课程。

Hustle hard, die empty.

常识就是人到十八岁为止所累积的各种偏见。