Art is not a mirror to reflect reality, but a hammer with which to shape it.
To transform is to give new life.
在金融领域，唯一确定的就是不确定性。
如果它能够用某种方式让人自我感觉特殊和重要，可以说没有任何想法会显得荒唐而不可接受，甚至是对智力超凡和教育程度超强的人而言亦是如此。有些人将这种感觉与理想主义混为一谈。
The greatest threat to democracy is not from external enemies but from internal decay and the loss of civic virtue.
写作是面对世界混乱的一种方式。
The modern state is characterized by its ability to concentrate and use power in a way that premodern states could not.