The best moments in our lives are not the passive, receptive, relaxing times… The best moments usually occur if a person’s body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile.

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。

Collaboration is the cornerstone of achieving extraordinary results.

You can't change your elephant by direct force, but you can train it over time.

"The best stories allow readers to discover something new each time they revisit them."

按惯例，甜是甜的，苦是苦的，热是热的，冷是冷的，颜色是颜色；但实际上只有原子和虚空。