用无为的态度，依照自然规律行事，叫作“天”；用无为的态度去说话，才是“德”；爱护他人，利益众生，就是“仁”；从不同事物中看到同一，就是“大”；行为不孤傲偏执，就是“宽”；能包容万般不同，就是“富”；所以执守道德规范叫作“纪”；自觉形成德行就是“立”；遵循道就是“备”；不因任何外部力量而挫伤自己的心志就是“完”：君子明白了这十个方面，就可以包容一切事物，就是心志伟大。

Understanding the real lives of the poor is the first step toward designing effective policies to help them.

Fear is a powerful motivator, but it's also a liar.

我不是女王，我是国王。

The power of literature lies in its ability to make us see the world through different eyes.

The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt whether one may not be going to prove one's self a fool; the truest heroism is to resist the doubt, and the profoundest wisdom to know when it ought to be resisted, and when it be obeyed.