Nothing has really happened until it has been recorded.
The way we perceive the world is heavily influenced by our past experiences and the narratives we tell ourselves.
The power of the state should be used to protect the rights of the individual, not to suppress them.
国家的权力应该用来保护个人的权利，而不是压制他们。
最难的事情是接受你不是自己故事中的英雄。
What we learn from history is that people don't learn from history.
The system is not a system of production, but a system of consumption.
翻译：所以善于打仗的人，调动敌人而不被敌人调动。
用无为的态度，依照自然规律行事，叫作“天”；用无为的态度去说话，才是“德”；爱护他人，利益众生，就是“仁”；从不同事物中看到同一，就是“大”；行为不孤傲偏执，就是“宽”；能包容万般不同，就是“富”；所以执守道德规范叫作“纪”；自觉形成德行就是“立”；遵循道就是“备”；不因任何外部力量而挫伤自己的心志就是“完”：君子明白了这十个方面，就可以包容一切事物，就是心志伟大。
Art's about life and it can't really be about anything else.