The more you try to control art, the less alive it becomes.
States are rational actors, and they will always act in their own self-interest.
The journey of an object can tell us more than the object itself.
成功的真正标准是影响力，而不是荣誉。
纯粹适用的语言适用性很差。
The power of words lies in their ability to evoke emotions.
The end of history will be a very sad time. The struggle for recognition, the willingness to risk one's life for a purely abstract goal, the worldwide ideological struggle that called forth daring, courage, imagination, and idealism, will be replaced by economic calculation, the endless solving of technical problems, environmental concerns, and the satisfaction of sophisticated consumer demands.