So why do I talk about the benefits of failure? Simply because failure meant a stripping away of the inessential. I stopped pretending to myself that I was anything other than what I was, and began to direct all my energy into finishing the only work that mattered to me.

你能给别人的最伟大的礼物就是你的时间和关注。

I need the sea because it teaches me.

The challenge for modern states is to maintain their legitimacy while also being effective in providing services and maintaining order.