The end of history will be a very sad time. The struggle for recognition, the willingness to risk one's life for a purely abstract goal, the worldwide ideological struggle that called forth daring, courage, imagination, and idealism, will be replaced by economic calculation, the endless solving of technical problems, environmental concerns, and the satisfaction of sophisticated consumer demands.
True leadership is about making the tough decisions when no one else will.
先读经书,再读史籍,以经论史,评论古人史事,就不会与圣贤相悖;研读史籍,再温经书,以史证经,读书目的升华,决不仅为章句之学。
The only way to get through pain is to go through it.
The act of writing is an act of optimism. You would not take the trouble to do it if you felt it didn't matter.