The first step is to establish that something is possible; then probability will occur.

There's a real correlation between a society that tells people that they can do anything, and the existence of low self-esteem. So that's another way in which something quite positive can have a nasty kickback. There is another reason why we might be feeling more anxious --about our careers, about our status in the world today, than ever before. And it's, again, linked to something nice. And that nice thing is called meritocracy.

我必须研究政治和战争，以便我的儿子们可以自由地研究数学和哲学。

The South is not just a place. It's a state of mind.

Never to suffer would never to have been blessed.

The mind is a constantly reorganizing system.