现代国家的特点是其能够以前现代国家无法做到的方式集中和使用权力。
The modern state is characterized by its ability to concentrate and use power in a way that premodern states could not.
If you're not failing every now and then, you're not doing anything very innovative.
The best leaders don't create followers; they create more leaders.
The only way to do great work is to love what you do.