相同的事物即使与相同的主体结合，也不会产生相同的效果。

最困难的是在当下富足地生活，而不让它被过去或未来玷污。

I don't believe in pure art.

The spread of liberal democracy around the world is not inevitable, but it is the most likely outcome of the historical process.

"Every word we write is a step towards understanding ourselves and the world around us."

The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

民主是一种生活方式，而不是一种政治手段。

To do mathematics is to engage in an act of discovery and conjecture, intuition and inspiration.