时节不寒冷，就不会知道松柏挺拔且郁郁葱葱的；事情不危难，就不会知道君子每日都在持守信念。

Those who do not have power over the story that dominates their lives, the power to retell it, rethink it, deconstruct it, joke about it, and change it as they change, truly are powerless, because they cannot think new thoughts.

If you can look into the seeds of time, And say which grain will grow and which will not, speak then to me, who neither beg nor fear Your favours nor your hate.

爱是一种痛苦。如果你感觉不到痛苦，那就不是爱。

对于任何领导者来说，最重要的事情是明确世界的发展方向。

What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.