I don't act to escape life, I act to understand it.

——二个叔父孙学成、孙观成早年均因为贫穷必须远赴他乡做工谋生，在孙出生前后因病去世，孙看到清朝绩弱不振，受到外国强敌欺侮，增加自己从事反清革命的动机

The most effective way to promote democracy is not through military intervention but through the slow and steady process of building institutions and promoting economic development.

Climate change is the ultimate test of our agricultural ingenuity.

可持续的基础设施应该平衡经济、社会和环境的效益。