The human being is not a thing among things; things determine each other, but the human being is ultimately self-determining.

"In luxury, you have to dream. If you don’t dream, you don’t create."

The most significant threat to liberal democracy today is not from rival ideologies like communism or fascism, but from within—from the rise of populism and the erosion of democratic norms.

当你停止追求进步的那一刻，就是你开始死亡的那一刻。