Diplomacy is a means to achieve national interests, but it should also respect the principles of peace, justice, and rule of law.

当我们想相信某件事时，突然会看到所有支持它的论点，而对反对的论点视而不见。

I want to inspire people to follow their dreams.

The writer’s life is a life of doubt.

You can't lead effectively if you don't understand the business from the ground up.

最好的科学是用头脑和心灵完成的。

没有真正的结局。那只是你停止故事的地方。

The great challenge of the modern world is to create institutions that are strong enough to govern effectively but also accountable and responsive to the needs of citizens.

You have to be willing to sacrifice what you are for what you will become.

I believe in Spinoza's God, Who reveals Himself in the lawful harmony of the world, not in a God Who concerns Himself with the fate and the doings of mankind.