"释然？如果我不开心，就怎么都不会释然。过去是会过去，但不会忘记，一点一滴都记在心里，很多年回头看，都像是活的。"

巴菲特

我当时在纽约一家金融公司工作，同事是一群非常聪明的人，我的老板也很有智慧，我很羡慕他。我告诉我的老板我想开办一家在网上卖书的公司。他带我在中央公园漫步良久，认真地听我讲完，最后说："听起来真是一个很好的主意，但是对那些目前没有谋到一份好工作的人来说，这个主意会更好。"这一逻辑对我而言颇有道理，他说服我在最终作出决定之前再考虑48小时。那样想来，这个决定确实很艰难，但是最终，我决定拼一次。我认为自己不会为尝试过后的失败而遗憾，倒是有所决定但完全不付诸行动会一直煎熬着我。在深思熟虑之后，我选择了那条不安全的道路，去追随我内心的热情。我为那个决定感到骄傲。

I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people， and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park， listened carefully to me， and finally said， "That sounds like a really good idea， but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn't already have a good job." That logic made some sense to me， and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light， it really was a difficult choice， but ultimately， I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn't think I'd regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all. After much consideration， I took the less safe path to follow my passion， and I'm proud of that choice.

杰夫·贝索斯

此时埃米莉几乎是背对着我，而且很久都没有说话。萨拉·沃恩缓缓地唱起优美的超慢版。这时，埃米莉突然站了起来，好像萨拉喊了她的名字。她转向我，摇摇头。“我不相信，雷。我不相信你不再听这些歌了。以前我们常常一起听这些唱片。用妈妈在我上大学前给我买的那台小电唱机。你怎么可以忘记了呢？”

石黑一雄

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.

重要的是不要停止提问。好奇心有其存在的理由。

格里戈里·佩雷尔曼

我们深信健康是生活的出发点，也就是教育的出发点。

陶行知

超过一半的富人会在工作正式开始前3个小时起床，这意味着将生活控制权掌握在自己手里。

托马斯·科里

芦花才吐新穗。紫灰色的芦穗，发着银光，软软的，滑溜溜的，像一串丝线。有的地方结了蒲棒，通红的，像一枝一枝小蜡烛。青浮萍，紫浮萍。长脚蚊子，水蜘蛛。野菱角开着四瓣的小白花。惊起一只青桩，擦着芦穗，扑鲁鲁鲁飞远了。――汪曾祺

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