The foundation of every government is some principle or passion in the minds of the people.

The only reason people want to be masters of the future is to change the past.

我愿你快乐，即使你的快乐不再是因为我。

君子心中常常体会到的不是人情而是天理；君子口中所常说的不是人伦世故而是世间法理；君子常有的行为不是规矩而是行为的原则。

We cannot choose our fate, but we can choose how to face it.

The best predictions come not from complex models, but from understanding fundamental incentives.

I don’t make music for the critics. I make it for the people who feel it.