The international system is inherently competitive, and states are constantly trying to outmaneuver each other.

人们思考得越少，他们说得越多。

I have never known any distress that an hour's reading did not relieve.

Now some advantages particular to this age are not to be denied. Boredom seems to have been vanquished. There is always something to do, but hasn’t this translated into a perpetual distraction in our lives.

我喜欢表演。那是我感觉最有活力的时刻。

最好的工程师不仅解决问题，还重新定义可能性。