The great ideological battles between liberalism and communism, or between democracy and authoritarianism, have been replaced by a general consensus on the desirability of liberal democracy.

一个社会的成功主要应通过其成员所享有的实质性自由来评估。

自信是关键，但你必须用实力来支撑它。

The land we quarry is not ours to own, but ours to steward.

艺术是唯一一个失败被庆祝的地方。

我喜欢一切没有风格的东西：字典、照片、自然、我自己和我的画。