我曾经以为世界是按部落划分的。然后我以为它是按贫富划分的。然后我以为它是按愚蠢和聪明划分的。但现在我知道它是按活着的人和死去的人划分的。

每个行为都有它的乐趣和它的代价。

"I'm not trying to fool anyone into thinking it's a photograph. I'm trying to make a painting that has its own reality."

写作是与世界互动。

偶像要长得比较好看，但是我并不英俊，所以我也不指望别人因为相貌而注意到我。

The spread of liberal democracy around the world is not inevitable, but it is the most likely outcome.

The blank canvas is not empty—it's full of possibilities waiting to be realized.

世界所有的前进动力都归功于不安分的人；幸福的人不可避免地把自己限制在古老的界限内。