后见之明对历史学家乃至回忆录作者非常有用，但遗憾的是，实践中的政治家却无法拥有。
The wisdom of hindsight, so useful to historians and indeed to authors of memoirs, is sadly denied to practising politicians.
我们认为这些真理是不言而喻的：人人生而平等。
The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence.
All architecture is shelter, all great architecture is the design of space that contains, cuddles, exalts, or stimulates the persons in that space.
"Memory is a strange thing. It doesn’t work like I thought it did. It’s not a film you can replay. It’s more like a story you tell yourself, and the story changes every time."
Success comes from taking calculated risks, not reckless ones.
