The first step toward getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.

最好的故事是那些挑战我们以不同方式看待世界的故事。

Hope is not a feeling; it is a doable, dramatic action.

如果你很难想象股市会损失 20%，你就不应该在股票中。

It's probably as unlikely that you would nowadays become as rich and famous as Bill Gates, as it was unlikely in the17th century that you would accede to the ranks of the French aristocracy. But the point is, it doesn't feel that way. It's made to feel, by magazines and other media outlets, that if you've got energy, a few bright ideas about technology, a garage -- you, too, could start a major thing.

Quality should never be compromised, even when facing the toughest challenges.