The science of government it is my duty to study, more than all other sciences; the arts of legislation and administration and negotiation ought to take the place of, indeed to exclude, in a manner, all other arts.
Ask anyone you admire: Their lucky breaks happened on a detour from their main goal. So embrace detours. Life is not a straight line for anyone.
The power of literature lies in its ability to disturb, to question, to undermine what is taken for granted.
科学不是民主。它是独裁。它是证据的独裁。
One ought never to turn one's back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it. If you do that, you will double the danger. But if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will reduce the danger by half.
当强大的女性不再是个例外时，真正的改变才会到来。
