The power elite is composed of men whose positions enable them to transcend the ordinary environments of ordinary men and women; they are in positions to make decisions having major consequences.

【译文】聪明智慧的人喜爱水，有仁德的人喜爱山；聪明智慧的人活跃好动，有仁德的人沉静稳重；聪明智慧的人快乐，有仁德的人长寿。

在一个国家中，一个人的自由止于另一个人的自由开始之处。

Believe in yourself, even when no one else does.

When you fail, you learn. When you succeed, you learn even more.

Trust doesn’t mean that you trust that someone won’t screw up—it means you trust them even when they do screw up.

作家的职责是照亮阴影，为沉默者发声。