The reason why China forecasting has such a poor track record is that Westerners constantly invoke the model and experience of the West to explain China, and it is a false prophet. Until we start trying to understand China on its own terms, rather than as a Western-style nation in the making, we will continue to get it wrong. Martin Jacques Read Quote
I’ve struggled with depression, and the signs that I was falling apart – having heart palpitations at 4 A.M. – were there for a long time before I paid attention. Even when my psychiatrist gave me a questionnaire, I found myself trying to circle the answers that made me seem like I wasn’t a wreck. I’ve since learned to listen to my body. Allison Pearson Read Quote
I do sort of question the notion that conservatives should try and turn America into a place where people can come from traditional societies and continue to be fully traditional in every sense. Amy Wax Read Quote
I don’t really love writing. I don’t love the feeling of starting a new file. But I love the feeling of overcoming and accomplishing. John Branch Read Quote
