It's probably as unlikely that you would nowadays become as rich and famous as Bill Gates, as it was unlikely in the17th century that you would accede to the ranks of the French aristocracy. But the point is, it doesn't feel that way. It's made to feel, by magazines and other media outlets, that if you've got energy, a few bright ideas about technology, a garage -- you, too, could start a major thing.

The greatest stories are those that remind us of our shared humanity.

无论我们观察到多少只白天鹅，都不能证明所有天鹅都是白色的。

The most valuable resource we harvest from the sea is knowledge.

人生的课程将以它们需要的顺序出现在你面前。任何你需要掌握的课程其实都在你身上。当你真正掌握了一节课之后，下一节课就会出现。如果你还活着，这就意味着你还有课程需要学习。