译文：选择妻子要看重品德而不要看重容貌，交朋友要看重在内心而不要看重钱财。赏析：不管是娶妻嫁人还是交朋友，我们都要注重对方的人品好坏。

The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.

Development economics is ultimately about improving people's lives.

The middle of every successful project looks like a disaster.

我的作品最重要的是关于人。

Diplomacy requires constant dialogue with other countries to enhance mutual understanding and trust.

Creativity in science comes from connecting ideas that others haven't thought to connect.

Illness is the night-side of life, a more onerous citizenship. Everyone who is born holds dual citizenship, in the kingdom of the well and in the kingdom of the sick.