We are all waiting for something to save us from ourselves.
The first fruit of this imagination—and the first lesson of the social science that embodies it—is the idea that the individual can understand his own experience and gauge his own fate only by locating himself within his period, that he can know his own chances in life only by becoming aware of those of all individuals in his circumstances.
过去并非静止,它随着我们的理解而演变。
We must think beyond our own lifetimes when it comes to energy.
奥运会上最重要的不是胜利,而是参与;人生中最重要的不是征服,而是奋力拼搏。
The only way to get to the top of the ladder is to climb it step by step.