The future is already here — it's just not very evenly distributed.

"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all."

Quality is not a destiny; it is a design.

"Cinema is a mirror that reflects the complexities of the human condition."

"Literature is a mirror that reflects the complexities of human nature."

译文：借鉴前代兴衰，考察当下得失。《通鉴》的写作宗旨，直指现实关怀。