Quotes

The web is a zero and industry is a one. If the industry can’t even last then, it doesn’t matter how much “internet thinking” you use.

—Lei Jun, Xiaomi CEO, on“Internet thinking”

互聯網是0，實業是1，如果實業立不住，再多的互聯網思維也沒有用。

——小米公司董事長雷軍說互聯網思維

They don’t memorize and recite the classics, wear tangzhuang,grow their beards long, play with concepts, act profound,play elitists, don’t pontificate about politics, don’t suck up to officialdom and they definitely don’t show off their masterful English skills. But it is their kind eyes, soft speech and courteous actions that will show you what culture really is.

—Yu Qiuyu on the style of a modern gentlemen, as depicted by Lin Hwai-Min, Bai Xianyong and Yu Kuang-Chung

不背誦古文，不披掛唐裝，不抖擻長髯，不玩弄概念，不展示深奧，不扮演精英，不高談政見，不巴結官場，更不炫耀他們非常精通的英語。只是用慈善的眼神、平穩的語調、謙恭的動作告訴你，這就是文化。

——余秋雨說, 從林懷民，到白先勇、余光中，領略了一種以文化為第一生命的當代君子風范

You need to make sure that you can take control over a certain type of demand. This demand will not come in the form of the masses shouting: “I want this!” If you wait for the people to tell you what they need, it will never be your turn.

—Yu Minhong, CEO of New Oriental Group, talking about the skills of entrepreneurs

你要非常明確地抓住某個需求。這個需求不是老百姓喊著：“我要這個東西。”等老百姓喊的時候，就輪不到你了。

——新東方集團董事長俞敏洪說創業者的本領

Very few people live for themselves. If they don’t live for those they love, they live for those they hate.

—Li Bihua, author

人很少為自己而活。不是為所愛的人，就是為所恨的人。

——作家李碧華

To only do the things you like and to be able to find joy in anything you do are two incredible abilities. We always strive after the former, but on the path to realizing it we often live in the latter.

—Li Dan, actor

只做自己喜歡的事，和無論做什么事都能從中發現樂趣，這兩種都是很了不起的能力。我們一直在追求前一種，可實現前一種的途徑，往往是后一種。

——演員李誕