Be Modest, Be Humble, Be Simple.

Westerners Often Laud Their Children As 'talented' Or 'gifted', While Asian Parents Highlight The Importance Of Hard Work. And In Fact, Research Performed By Stanford Psychologist Carol Dweck Has Found That The Way Parents Offer Approval Affects The Way Children Perform, Even The Way They Feel About Themselves.

The Most Successful Hyperpowers Are The Ones Where There Was Actual Intermixing. Tang Dynasty China Was Chinas Golden Age, And Contrary To What I Was Told When I Was Growing Up, Tang China Was Founded By A Man Who By Todays Standards Was No More Than Half Chinese. It Was A Mixed-blood Dynasty That Pulled In "barbarians" From The Steppe.

China Is Doing Lots Of Things Right. It's Investing In Education And R&d, It's Opening Up, It's More Cosmopolitan Than It's Ever Been. I Think It's Very Likely That China Will Continue To Explode Economically And Certainly Become A Superpower.

You Can't Invent Google, Facebook Or The Ipod Unless You've Mastered The Basics, Are Willing To Put In Long Hours And Can Pick Yourself Up From The Floor When Life Knocks You Down The First 10 Times.

Never Complain Or Make Excuses. If Something Seems Unfair, Just Prove Yourself By Working Twice As Hard And Being Twice As Good.