A sober looks shows that just have the world gotten to be a better place after all; it is also grown a bit worse at the exact same rate.; a one step up, a one step back sort of cosmic balance between forward progress, and cultural retreat, that puts man kind on a bell curve of existence.

Attention is the spotlight of consciousness.

译文：对于天下的士人，最可贵的是能够排除忧患，消除纷争，解决困难，而不去索要任何回报。

"The truth of a story lies in what it hides, not in what it reveals."

"The beauty of cinema lies in its ability to make us feel less alone."