The greatest intellectual adventures often begin with a simple "What if?"

译文：修炼身心，第一是要减少欲望，行事就要先做到恭敬俭约。赏析：欲望过多，烦恼越多。我们追求基本的物质生活是必须的，但不能为了名利就不择手段，甚至铤而走险。待人一定要恭敬谦虚，假如飞扬跋扈，不可一世，就会自取灭亡。

To be a writer, one must have a certain arrogance, a belief that one's own voice is worth hearing.

U.S. energy independence doesn't mean isolation - we're still part of global markets.

生活的目的是活着，而活着意味着意识到，快乐地、陶醉地、平静地、神圣地意识到。

出自北齐·颜之推《颜氏家训·教子》引谚语。教育媳妇，要趁她刚嫁到婆家之时；教育孩子，应当赶在孩提时代，教育要掌握最适宜的时间才会有效果。

The obligation of subjects to the sovereign is understood to last as long, and no longer, than the power lasteth by which he is able to protect them.