States are rational actors, and they will always act in their own self-interest.

The deterioration of every government begins with the decay of the principles on which it was founded.

我不喜欢渺小，我喜欢强大。

True progress happens when we step out of our comfort zones and embrace change.

如果不改善个人，就无法希望建立一个更美好的世界。为此，我们每个人都必须为自己的进步而努力，同时为全人类承担共同的责任。

"A story is a letter that the author writes to himself, to tell himself things that he would be unable to discover otherwise."

Every setback is a setup for a comeback.

你的声音就是你的力量，永远不要让任何人压制它。

Memory is what we thought we’d forgotten; it’s also what we thought we’d remember.

形容曹雪芹的文笔如龙腾虎跃，气势非凡。