The most successful modern states are those that have been able to harness the power of the market while maintaining a strong state capable of enforcing rules and providing public goods.

We are all alone, born alone, die alone, and—in spite of True Romance magazines—we shall all someday look back on our lives and see that, in spite of our company, we were alone the whole way.

A building is not just a place to be, but a way to see.

在私利面前能够想到道义，遇到危难能够挺身而出，虽然长期生活在贫困之中，也没有忘记平生的诺言，这样就可以说是一个十全十美的人了。

Thinking is a form of computation.