When I got to 40 or so... I had the sense when I looked back over my life I would actually see a mess of decisions， a few of which I had thought about， some of which I had sort of stumbled on， and many that I had no control over whatsoever.

【译文】小事守信可建大信誉，明君积累诚信治国。

The only difference between a rat and a human is that a rat learns from experience.

我不让消极情绪把我打倒。我会超越它。

译文：凡是多行善事的人，必然会把福泽留给子孙。而多行坏事的人，必然会把祸殃留给子孙。由此可知，多做善事，为子孙留后福，这才是父母为子孙做长远打算的方式。赏析：人生在世，多存善心，多做善事，多行善举，多结善缘，终修善果。乐善好施，与人为善不仅是帮自己积德，更是帮助子孙后代积福。

我不是来平庸的。

中国和其他威权国家的崛起挑战了自由民主是唯一可行政治制度的观念。

没有必要把生活看得太严肃。你永远无法活着离开它。