成为一名作家就是成为一名专业的观察者。

The power of mathematics is in its abstraction, allowing us to see patterns and connections that are not immediately obvious.

The four most dangerous words in investing are: 'this time it's different.'

我不完美，但我永远是我自己。

I'm drawn to a lovely quote by St. Augustine in "The City of God," where he says, "It's a sin to judge any man by his post." In modern English that would mean it's a sinto come to any view of who you should talk to, dependent on their business card. It's not the post that should count. According to St. Augustine, only God can really put everybody in their place; he's going to do that on the Day of Judgment, with angels and trumpets, and the skies will open. Insane idea, if you're a secularist person, like me. But something very valuable in that idea, nevertheless.

常识就是人到十八岁为止所累积的各种偏见。