"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion."

The historian is a prophet looking backward.

Leadership is not about being in charge. It is about taking care of those in your charge.

美洲的历史是如此超乎寻常的现实，以至于看起来像是虚构的。

【译文】来势像暴风骤雨一样猛烈，退去像微尘飘落一样静悄悄。长江的后浪推涌着前浪，世上的新人赶超着旧人。

The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that’s changing quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.

The best way to predict the future is to create it.

To write is to resist the erosion of time, to fight against oblivion.