如果我们为了一些短期利益而屈从于集权，那么我们最终会走上‘通往奴役之路’。
We shall never prevent the abuse of power if we are not prepared to limit power in a way which occasionally may prevent its use for desirable purposes.
"The act of writing is an act of optimism. You would not take the trouble to do it if you felt it didn't matter."
I believe in the power of music to change lives.
Computer programming is an art, because it applies accumulated knowledge to the world, because it requires skill and ingenuity, and especially because it produces objects of beauty.
自己有善德，才能要求别人行善。
The first duty of a man is to think for himself.
We make things to remember, and we remember by making things.
解释：齐国是强国，利用它的强大进攻宋国，让他逞强，燕国就可以乘机打败齐国；齐国是大国，利用它的大国野心吞并宋国，增加土地，燕国就可以乘机进攻。
We need to think about poverty not as a monolithic problem but as a series of interconnected issues that require tailored solutions.
真正的孤独不是一个人独处，而是在人群中依然感到孤独。