The great wars of history—we have had the privilege of living through the greatest—are the outcome, direct or indirect, of the unequal growth of nations.
历史上的重大战争——我们有幸经历了最伟大的一场——是国家间不平衡增长的直接或间接结果。
The defining characteristic of pessimists is that they tend to believe bad events will last a long time, will undermine everything they do, and are their own fault.
"The past is never dead. It's not even past."
"Science fiction is the literature of change."
你的工作将占据你生活的一大部分，唯一能真正满足的方法就是做你认为伟大的工作。