If you don’t cannibalize yourself, someone else will.

"In every character I create, there's a piece of me and a piece of someone I've known."

我们必须在经济、政治、军事和技术上强大。

I can never be safe; I always try and go against the grain. As soon as I accomplish one thing, I just set a higher goal. That's how I've gotten to where I am.

译文：有任何事对着品行正直的人说，是是非非不要听心术不正的人说。赏析：君子做事光明磊落，胸襟宽广，我们值得托付大事，而小人品行不端，无事生非，我们容易误入歧途。

无法达成的目标才是我的目标，迂回曲折的路才是我想走的路。

解释：既要追悔以往的过失，也要预防将来可能发生的错误。