I don't see the logic of rejecting data just because they seem incredible.

Space isn't remote at all. It's only an hour's drive away if your car could go straight upwards.

Things are the way they are because they were the way they were.

Once I had learnt my twelve times table (at the age of three) it was downhill all the way.

There is a coherent plan in the universe, though I don't know what it's a plan for.

I view my role more as trying to set up an environment where the personalities, creativity and individuality of all the different employees come out and can shine.

A bigger business is like a cruise ship: There are lots of amenities and you can go a lot further, but it's harder to turn quickly.

Businesses often forget about the culture, and ultimately, they suffer for it because you can't deliver good service from unhappy employees.

For me, my role is about unleashing what people already have inside them that is maybe suppressed in most work environments.

Our customers call and e-mail us to say that's how it feels when a Zappos box arrives. And that's how we view this company.

For me, the most fun is change or growth. There are definitely elements of both that I like. Launching a business is kind of like a motorboat: You can go very quickly and turn fast.

We asked ourselves what we wanted this company to stand for. We didn't want to just sell shoes. I wasn't even into shoes - but I was passionate about customer service.

Diversity in the world is a basic characteristic of human society, and also the key condition for a lively and dynamic world as we see today.

Democracy is the common pursuit of mankind, and all countries must earnestly protect the democratic rights of the people.

The Chinese culture belongs not only to the Chinese but also to the whole world.

Tibet is a beautiful and richly endowed region of our great motherland.

In the past 20 years and more since China embarked on the road of reform and opening up, we have moved steadfastly to promote political restructuring and vigorously build democratic politics under socialism.

We on our part will stick to our independent foreign policy of peace, acting forever as a strong defender of world peace and a persistent proponent of common development.