A people without poetry is like a night without stars.
没有诗歌的民族如同没有星星的夜晚。
人们变得文明,不在于他们愿意相信的程度,而在于他们愿意怀疑的程度。
——1997年7月30日在拉斯维加斯美国全国州长协会大会上发言
The sun did not know how beautiful its light was until it was reflected off this building.