The stranger is an element of the group itself, not unlike the poor and sundry 'inner enemies'—an element whose membership within the group involves both being outside it and confronting it.

"When I was a kid, I wanted to be Elvis. I wanted to be Michael. I wanted to be all those guys put together."

The hepatitis C discovery was not just my achievement, but the result of many brilliant minds working together.

I don't know anyone who needs a hug more than I do.

如果你不愿意承担风险，你就没有准备好领导。

"The story is not in the plot, but in the spaces between."

译文：借鉴前代兴衰，考察当下得失。《通鉴》的写作宗旨，直指现实关怀。