Freedom is not merely the opportunity to do as one pleases; neither is it merely the opportunity to choose between set alternatives. Freedom is, first of all, the chance to formulate the available choices, to argue over them—and then, the opportunity to choose.

Every nation is a story it tells about itself.

目标不仅仅是消除不好的东西，而是追求和体验世界上最好的东西。

过去从未消逝，它甚至从未过去。

I'm not good at pretending. I'm not good at lying. I'm not good at being something I'm not.

I believe in working hard and staying true to who you are.