Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
幸福不是现成的东西。它来自于你自己的行动。
I create not for beauty, but for truth.
When someone tells you about the peak year of human history， the period of time when things were good before things went downhill， it will always be the years of when they were 10 years sold — which is the peak of any human’s existence.
The best anti-poverty program is a growing economy with good jobs.
我们相信创新的力量能够驱动可持续增长。
States are rational actors that seek to maximize their relative power in order to ensure their survival in a competitive international system.
一个好句子应该包含某种张力。
The desert teaches you the value of water, and exile teaches you the value of home.
忧愁在我心中沉寂平静，正如黄昏在寂静的林中。