Language is not a cultural artifact that we learn the way we learn to tell time or how the federal government works. Instead, it is a distinct piece of the biological makeup of our brains.
语言不是一种文化产物，不像我们学习报时或了解联邦政府运作那样。相反，它是我们大脑生物构成的一个独特部分。
The most successful states in the 21st century will be those that can combine the efficiency of markets with the fairness of democratic institutions.
"In literature, we find the echoes of our own lives, mirrored in the lives of others."
当你来自一个饱受战争摧残的国家时，你对生活会有不同的看法。