We can say things with words； and we can do things with words.

The way you paint is the way you look at things.

国家是理性的行为体，它们寻求最大化相对权力，以确保在竞争性的国际体系中生存。

The world is full of people who have stopped listening to themselves or have listened only to their neighbors to learn what they ought to do, how they ought to behave, and what the values are that they should be living by.