The best way to predict the future is to create it.

I don’t let pressure break me, I let it make me.

今天对自由民主最严重的威胁不是来自共产主义或法西斯主义等敌对意识形态，而是来自内部——来自民粹主义的兴起和民主规范的侵蚀。

Character is much easier kept than recovered.

Leadership means making tough decisions today that will benefit generations tomorrow.

译文：人活着时想尽千方百计追求名利，一旦哪天死去万事都终结了。赏析：我们追求名利没有错，但不要把它看得太重。人生短短的几十年，活着本来就不容易，为了一点名利争个你死我活，到头来终是一场空。