The modern state is characterized by its ability to concentrate and use power in a way that premodern states could not.

I'm going to do what I want to do. I'm going to be who I really am. I'm going to figure out what that is.

真相并不总是美丽的，但对真相的渴望却是美丽的。

改变带来灵感的频率远高于灵感带来改变。

I say luck is when an opportunity comes along and you're prepared for it.

成功是最好的报复。