当被问及欧文的最新声明时,他是这样回答的:““I didnt really listen to it. And I think I've pretty much said everything I have to say about it. If something changes, we can talk about it;
他的仕途颇为传奇,七次科举不中,十年七迁,连跳十级,官至二品。曾国藩父亲过生日,郑小珊前来祝寿,他是曾国藩的老乡,当时曾国藩刚入翰林院,得意忘形,拉着小珊夸夸其谈,口无遮拦,有的说没的也说,惹恼了郑小珊,于是郑小珊愤怒离去,事后曾国藩察觉到了自己的错误,懊悔不迭,此后他开始注意自己的言行。