Always demand a deadline. A deadline weeds out the extraneous and the ordinary. It prevents you from trying to make it perfect， so you have to make it different. Different is better.

The more precise the language, the more mysterious the world becomes.

The anarchic nature of the international system means that states must rely on self-help to ensure their survival.

夜晚是一座伟大的寺庙，但星星是它的蜡烛。

Everything negative — pressure, challenges — is all an opportunity for me to rise.

心有自己的记忆，而这种记忆并不总是与大脑商量。