The most successful societies in the world are those that have managed to create a balance between the state, the market, and civil society.

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.

我们必须在经济增长和生态保护之间取得平衡——别无选择。

You can't please everyone, so don't try.

Freedom is a heavy load, a great and strange burden for the spirit to undertake.