The knowledge that you have emerged wiser and stronger from setbacks means that you are, ever after, secure in your ability to survive. You will never truly know yourself, or the strength of your relationships, until both have been tested by adversity. Such knowledge is a true gift, for all that it is painfully won, and it has been worth more than any qualification I ever earned.

A story is a way of making sense of the past.

存款保险改变了银行和储户的行为。

当你被一群对共同目标充满热情的人包围时，任何事情都是可能的。

The balance of power is the scale of peace.