世界是由故事构成的，而非原子。

即使做很困难的事情，也一定能够达到目的，没听说过想达到自己的愿望，而能回避困难的。遇事不怕事，人是要有些胆量的。拿得起、放得下、有担当，不逃避，才能直面凛冽的人生。

We are all haunted by the ghosts of our own making.

The future we want must be invented. Otherwise we will get one which we don't want.

The facility which this revenue gives for borrowing money is what has enabled the greater part of Europe to accumulate a capital of such a magnitude.