The great powers are always searching for opportunities to gain power at the expense of rivals, and to dominate the system.

The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

The best way to get a project done faster is to start sooner.

唯一值得称道的自由是追求我们自己的利益的自由方式，只要我们不试图剥夺别人的利益或妨碍他们获得自己的利益。