Secrets are like shadows - they grow longer with time.

States are inherently aggressive and expansionist because they exist in an anarchic international system where there is no higher authority to keep them in check.

才华和优雅如果掌握得有分寸，总在一个人的举止和谈吐中被人觉察到，但是无需炫示出来。正像不必把你的帽子、裙子和缎带一下都穿戴上，为的是让别人知道你拥有这些东西。

预测未来的最好方法就是发明它。