To look at the symbolic dimensions of social action—art, religion, ideology, science, law, morality, common sense—is not to turn away from the existential dilemmas of life for some empyrean realm of deemotionalized forms; it is to plunge into the midst of them.
关注社会行动的符号维度——艺术、宗教、意识形态、科学、法律、道德、常识——并不是为了逃避生活的存在困境,进入某种超然的、去情感化的形式领域;而是为了深入这些困境的核心。
Every barrel of oil we produce comes with a commitment to do it better than before.
The world, as a rule, does not live on beaches and in country clubs.
Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.
如果我们被金钱驱使,我们早就卖掉公司,最终躺在沙滩上了。
我相信简单的生活,有纪律的生活,专注的生活。