最成功的现代国家是那些能够利用市场力量，同时保持一个能够提供公共产品和规范私人活动的强大国家的国家。

进步的关键在于坚持和好奇心。

The first condition of understanding a foreign country is to smell it.

We have a responsibility, every one of us. We may think we live a long way from the oceans, but we don't. What we actually do here, has a direct effect on the oceans—and what the oceans do then reflects back on us.

写作就像挖掘宝藏——直到你开始，你才会发现你会找到什么。