简扼乃机智之魂，而冗言即无用之外饰。
The reality is: sometimes you lose. And you're never too good to lose. You're never too big to lose. You're never too smart to lose. It happens.
The great powers are always searching for opportunities to gain power at the expense of their rivals, and they will use force if they believe it will bring them strategic advantage.
Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough.