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在商业中，你得到的不是你应得的，而是你谈判得来的。

"Stories are the way we make sense of the world."

Success comes from a combination of hard work, persistence, and a little bit of luck.

做善事容易，做了善事而逃避好名声就难了；不触犯他人容易，触犯了他人心里不计较就难了。为人处世，遇到有人对我蛮横无理，就要像走在灌木草丛中一样，荆棘挂住了衣服，只能缓慢前行小心地拨开荆棘就是了，荆棘也不是存心阻人啊！这样一来便能做到心中不劳累，而化解仇怨。

I survived because I kept my imagination alive.

信任是每一段牢固商业关系的基础，尤其是在石油和天然气这样复杂的行业中。