艺术家的责任是反映现实，揭露社会的黑暗，唤醒人们的觉悟。

Every day is a new beginning.

最可怕的是把二流假装成一流。假装你不需要爱，而实际上你需要；或者假装你喜欢你的工作，而实际上你知道你能做得更好。

What's terrible is to pretend that second-rate is first-rate. To pretend that you don't need love when you do; or you like your work when you know quite well you're capable of better.

多丽丝·莱辛

只有通过长时间不懈的工作，磨砺了心志，才会具备厚重的人格，在生活中沉稳而不摇摆。

稻盛和夫

Globalization has helped reduce poverty in some countries, but it has also increased inequality within and between nations.

全球化帮助一些国家减少了贫困，但也加剧了国家内部和国家之间的不平等。

约瑟夫·斯蒂格利茨

任性和偏见就是自我个人主观的意见和意向，——是一种自由，但这种自由还停留在奴隶的处境之内。

黑格尔

I think we have been through a period where too many people have been given to understand that if they have a problem, it's the government's job to cope with it. 'I have a problem, I'll get a grant.' 'I'm homeless, the government must house me.' They're casting their problem on society. And, you know, there is no such thing as society. There are individual men and women, and there are families. And no government can do anything except through people, and people must look to themselves first. It's our duty to look after ourselves and then, also to look after our neighbour. People have got the entitlements too much in mind, without the obligations.

我认为我们已经经历了一个时期，太多的人被引导去理解，如果他们有问题，这是政府的工作来应对它。“我有一个问题，我会获得补助。”“我无家可归，政府必须给我住房。”他们把问题抛给社会。而且，你知道，没有社会这种东西。只有个人男性和女性以及家庭。除了通过人民，政府什么也做不了，而人民必须首先照顾自己。照顾自己是我们的责任，然后，也要照顾我们的邻居。人们太过于考虑权利，而忽视了义务。

撒切尔

税收不仅是国家财政收入的主要来源，更是调节经济和社会公平的重要工具。

蒋洪

在苏联军队中，撤退比进攻更需要勇气。

——1941年与美国外交官阿弗雷尔·哈里曼（Averell Harriman）的谈话

斯大林

所有的悲剧以死亡结束，所有的喜剧以结婚告终。

拜伦

你希望别人怎样对待自己，你就该怎样对待别人。

马克思

自由并不意味着人们想干什么就干什么，自由仅仅意味着在法律许可范围内做一切事情的权利。

孟德斯鸠