今日最主要的势利,就是对职业的势利。你在派对中不用一分钟就能体会到,当你被问到这个21世纪初,最有代表性的问题:你是做什么的?你的答案将会决定对方接下来的反应,对方可能对你在场感到荣幸,或是开始看表,然后想个借口离开。
The dominant kind of snobbery that exists nowadays is job snobbery. You encounter it within minutes at a party, when you get asked that famous iconic question of the early 21st century, "What do you do?" According to how you answer that question, people are either incredibly delighted to see you, or look at their watch and make their excuses.
Understanding the behavior of complex systems requires a new kind of thinking, one that embraces uncertainty and unpredictability.
一个人可以选择退回安全地带或迈向成长。成长必须一次又一次地选择;恐惧必须一次又一次地克服。
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.
可持续发展不是一种选择;它是我们对后代的责任。
不要为了赚钱而创造,而要为了创造而赚钱。工作优秀的奖赏是更多的工作。
Music is the one art form that can express the inexpressible.