Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, you are unlikely to step up and take responsibility for making it so.
乐观是一种创造更美好未来的策略。因为除非你相信未来会更好，否则你不太可能站出来为创造这样的未来承担责任。
Writing is about paying attention to the things most people overlook.
The role of the educator is to empower students to become agents of change in their own communities.
教育者的角色是赋予学生权力，使他们成为自己社区中的变革推动者。
The most profound discoveries often come from asking the simplest questions.
我相信我们在美国迷失了，但我相信我们会被找到。
艺术应该创造共享体验的时刻。
也许不知道一切会如何发展反而是件好事。
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to put to rout all that was not life.