The end of history will be a very sad time. The struggle for recognition, the willingness to risk one's life for a purely abstract goal, the worldwide ideological struggle that called forth daring, courage, imagination, and idealism, will be replaced by economic calculation, the endless solving of technical problems, environmental concerns, and the satisfaction of sophisticated consumer demands.

书籍是通往其他文化的窗户。

这很简单，你只需拿些东西，对它做点什么，然后再做点别的。

The true value of a tree is measured in decades, not dollars.

"Leadership is about creating an environment where people can thrive."

"Every novel is a mirror held up to society's face - sometimes it reflects beauty, more often it shows the cracks we try to ignore."