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.
故事的力量在于它让我们感到不那么孤独。
The mind is a dynamic equilibrium of processes.
——1896年，伦敦蒙难后许多人问孙：“我们看到你，你这位先生的革命事业不知道失败过多少次了，为什么还不丧气，总是这么热心呢？这是什么理由呢？”
A building should appear to grow easily from its site.
In seeking the unattainable, simplicity only gets in the way.