The human being cannot live in a condition of emptiness for very long: if he is not growing toward something, he does not merely stagnate; the pent-up potentialities turn into morbidity and despair, and eventually into destructive activities.

解释：国家大而政绩小，国家的影响就跟它的政绩一样；国家小而政绩大，国家的地位也大。

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

I think that the most important thing is to be true to yourself. You have to be honest with yourself about who you are and what you want.

"The past is a script we can’t stop rewriting."

The only way to do great work is to love what you do.