Efficiency is highly overrated； Goofing off is highly underrated. Regularly scheduled sabbaths， sabbaticals， vacations， breaks， aimless walks and time off are essential for top performance of any kind. The best work ethic requires a good rest ethic.
效率（的重要性）被过度强调了，而放空（的重要性）则被严重低估了。定期的周日安息、职业年假、度假出游、工作日中的茶歇、漫无目的的散步和离开工作的时间，对一切领域获得顶级成就都极其重要。最好的工作，需要有良好的休息作为保障。
I don’t think of myself as a writer who happens to be black. I think of myself as a black writer.
The most important object of both the workmen and the management should be the training and development of each individual in the establishment, so that he can do (at his fastest pace and with the maximum of efficiency) the highest class of work for which his natural abilities fit him.
做出伟大工作的唯一方法就是热爱你所做的事情
The worst enemy of literature is good taste.
Every song I create is my labor of love.
The key to breakthrough is not just hard work, but also the courage to challenge existing paradigms.