States are rational actors that seek to maximize their relative power in order to ensure their survival in a competitive international system.
国家是理性的行为体，它们寻求最大化相对权力，以确保在竞争性的国际体系中生存。
"Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like."
Don't ever let anybody tell you they're better than you.
每个故事都有一个结局，但在生活中，每个结局都只是一个新的开始。
"Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through."
You don’t know what you can achieve until you try.