促进民主的最有效方式不是通过军事干预，而是通过建立制度和促进经济发展的缓慢而稳定的过程。
The most effective way to promote democracy is not through military intervention but through the slow and steady process of building institutions and promoting economic development.
从前有只鸟停留在鲁国都城郊外，鲁君很喜爱它，用牛羊猪三牲俱备的规格来款待它，还奏起韶乐，要使它快乐，鸟儿却黯然神伤，头晕目眩，不敢吃东西，这是用别人供养自己的方法来养鸟。真正养鸟的方法，应该是让它栖息在深林，飞翔在江湖之上，让它吃鳅鱼，自由自在地漫步在山野，那么一块平地就够了。
If I had to live my life over again, I would live it as a trader of goods.
每一件艺术作品都是一次忏悔。
Never underestimate the power of a single idea to transform the world.
人类留下的痕迹往往是伤痕。
The only thing of value is the thing you cannot buy.
避免极端强烈的意识形态，因为它会让人们丧失理智。