It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all doing direct the other way.

It's important to stay true to yourself and your values.

我不在乎过去，我在乎未来。

The best leaders are those who listen more than they speak.

I don’t want to be better than anybody else. I just want to be better than I was yesterday.

我不是一个政治作家，我是一个写政治的作家。

I keep thinking about this river somewhere, with the water moving really fast. And these two people in the water, trying to hold onto each other, holding on as hard as they can, but in the end it’s just too much. The current’s too strong. They’ve got to let go, drift apart.

A good building must be capable of absorbing the traces of human life.