A sober looks shows that just have the world gotten to be a better place after all; it is also grown a bit worse at the exact same rate.; a one step up, a one step back sort of cosmic balance between forward progress, and cultural retreat, that puts man kind on a bell curve of existence.
以客观角度来看，这个世界确实变得更好，但同时也变得更糟。前进一步，又倒退一步，仿佛宇宙在科技进步和文化倒退间达成平衡，使人类的进展呈钟形曲线。
If we treat the ocean as a limitless resource, we will soon find it is anything but.
The past is not dead, it is not even past.
El silencio es el origen de todas las palabras.
"The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are."