Warren Buffett: CEO, Berkshire Hathaway
沃伦•巴菲特：伯克希尔-哈撒韦公司首席执行官
"You could have a 300 horsepower motor and get 300 horsepower out of it or you can get a lot less. The people who I see function well are not the ones with the biggest motors, but the ones with the most efficient ones."
“一台标着300马力的发动机实际输出的功率可能远远小于300马力。在我看来，能做好事情的人并不是‘马力最大的’，而是效率最高的。”
“别人否定你的作品时，记住他们不喜欢它这件事实，但别去听理由。为了不伤害你的感情，人们常会觉得必须得说点儿什么，他们给出的往往是模棱两可的理由。”
Michael Bloomberg: CEO, Bloomberg LP
迈克尔•布隆伯格：彭博公司首席执行官
"Use the words ‘we’ and ‘us’ when referring to your business. Never use ‘I’ and ‘me.’ It sounds egotistical."
“谈到自己的工作时要说‘我们’，千万不要说‘我’。这会显得很自大。”
Les Moonves: CEO, CBS
莱斯•穆维斯：哥伦比亚广播公司首席执行官
"When you have to say no, do it nicely. We get pitched about five hundred television shows a year and only put for new ones on the air … but we want those same people to come back to us when they have a hit show."
“如果必须拒绝他人，态度友善一点。每年我们收到各方推荐的电视节目近500部，但只播出那些有新意的……但我们希望回头等这些人制作出热门节目时，还愿意来找我们。”
Jim Koch: Founder, the Boston Beer Co.
吉姆•科赫：波士顿啤酒公司创始人
"The Boston Beer Co. has a simple hiring standard: Never hire someone unless they will raise the average."
“波士顿啤酒公司的招聘标准很简单：不能提高团队平均水平的人坚决不请。”
Nitin Nohria: Harvard B-School Dean
尼廷•诺里亚：哈佛商学院院长
"Understanding your strengths and weaknesses can take a long time and can even be a painful process, but it’s one of the most important things to do in life."
“了解自己的优点和缺点可能需要很长时间，过程甚至会很痛苦，但这是人生中最重要的事之一。”
Marina Abramović: Artist
玛丽娜•阿布拉莫维奇：艺术家
"It’s important to put the idea of dying in your daily life because it helps you to appreciate your existence on this planet."
“在你的日常生活中，意识到自己正走向死亡很重要，这样你会对活在这个星球上心存感激。”
Gary Hirshberg: Co-founder, Stonyfield Farm
加里•赫什伯格：石原农场联合创始人
"Think on your own and question authority. Authority is a short-lived phenomenon."
“独立思考，质疑权威。权威只是短暂存在的现象。”
Stacey Snider: Co-chair, 20th Century Fox
斯泰西•斯奈德：20世纪福克斯联席董事长
"It’s important to be able to present you ideas well, especially in writing."
“能充分地表达自己的观点很重要，特别是以书面形式。”
Helene Gayle: President and CEO, CARE USA
海琳•盖尔：美国国际关怀组织总裁兼首席执行官
"Social change is better achieved by being for something than against something."
“要实现社会变革，支持某些事是比反对某些事更好的途径。”
