"I think that my job is to observe people and the world, and not to judge them. I always hope to position myself away from so-called conclusions."

历史学家必须怀有一种信念：人类不会也不能灭亡。

The main task in life is simply this: to identify and separate matters so that I can say clearly to myself which are externals not under my control, and which have to do with the choices I actually control.

我不太喜欢“名人”这个词。我认为这是一个非常奇怪的概念。