The medium is the metaphor.
As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.
乐观主义者倾向于将他们的麻烦解释为暂时的、可控的和特定于一种情况的。另一方面，悲观主义者认为他们的麻烦会永远存在，破坏他们所做的一切，并且无法控制。
That's exhilarating if you're doing well, and very crushing if you're not. It leads, in the worst cases -- in the analysis of a sociologist like Emil Durkheim -- it leads to increased rates of suicide. There are more suicides in developed, individualistic countries than in any other part of the world. And some of the reason for that is that people take what happens to them extremely personally -- they own their success, but they also own their failure.
We must balance the need for energy security with the imperative of reducing emissions.
The best literature is that which makes us uncomfortable, which disturbs our sleep.