We hold ourselves back in ways both big and small, by lacking self-confidence, by not raising our hands, and by pulling back when we should be leaning in.

The act of writing is an act of courage, a confrontation with the self.

多样性只是表象。这是《奥义书》的教义。而且不仅仅是《奥义书》。与上帝合一的神秘体验通常会导向这一观点，除非西方有强烈的偏见。

解释：河流川泽中有污水，深山草野中藏有瘴气，美玉也有微小的瑕疵。

我宁愿亲自监督政府的全部运作，也不愿将公共事务委托给下属。

In republican governments, men are all equal; equal they are also in despotic governments: in the former, because they are everything; in the latter, because they are nothing.

预测未来的最好方法就是发明它。