Confidence isn't optimism or pessimism, and it's not a character attribute. It's the expectation of a positive outcome.

"Love is or it ain't. Thin love ain't love at all."

The historian's first duty is to tell the truth as he sees it, regardless of whom it pleases or displeases.

Innovation requires courage, but even more persistence.

"The best way to predict the future is to invent it."

自由民主的未来取决于其自我改革的能力，以及解决那些感到被全球化和技术变革抛下的人的合理不满。