现代国家的创建是一个复杂而困难的过程，需要发展强大的制度。
The study of computation is essential to understanding the limits of what can be computed.
"Books are empathy machines. They allow us to step into someone else's shoes and see the world through their eyes."
The best way to predict the future is to create it.
The method of psychology must be objective, even when studying subjective phenomena.
"A novel is never finished; it is only abandoned."
安全的关键是不信任任何人，包括你自己。
纪律是目标和成就之间的桥梁。
Reality is not what happens to us, but what we do with what happens to us.