“The cultivated person's first duty is to be always prepared to rewrite the encyclopedia.”

“The one duty we owe to history is to rewrite it.”

“Will there ever be an encyclopedia? Possibly. I would say two things about the encyclopedia: firstly, I’ve always said and I stand by it, whenever I do do a printed encyclopedia I would like all the proceeds to go to charity. Back in 1998 I never dreamt I personally I would be in the position that I could set up a large charitable foundation and personally do things for charity, and I’ve done other charity books already.”

“To the right person, the person who is truly born to it, duty is a form of love, through which all is possible. Duty is not always a denial of things, but an expansion of them to others. Duty is not always a chore, but is best carried out with love.”

“A prepared person will always have his opportunity.”

“The best way to prepare for a challenge is to cultivate the ability to call on an infinite variety of responses.”