The only way to survive in this world is to numb yourself to its horrors.

Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward.

今天对自由民主最严重的威胁不是来自共产主义或法西斯主义等敌对意识形态，而是来自内部——来自民粹主义的兴起和民主规范的侵蚀。

历史上的重大战争——我们有幸经历了最伟大的一场——是国家间不平衡增长的直接或间接结果。

最成功的人是那些擅长备用计划的人。