我的生活

No one is perfect but most people are good; that people can't be judged only by their worst or weakest moments; that harsh judgements can make hypocrites of us all; that a lot of life is just showing up and hanging on; that laughter is often the best, and sometimes the only, response to pain. Perhaps most important, I learned that everyone has a story of dreams and nightmares, hope and heartache, love and loss, courage and feat, sacrifice and selfishness. All my life I've been interested in other people's stories. I've wanted to know them, understand them, feel them. When I grew up and got into politics, I always feel the main point of my work was to give people a chance to have better stories.

《纽约邮报》的社论说:“媒体对他个人问题的攻击是美 国政治上史无前例的,他挺住了,屹立不倒,这一点充分说明他人格的力量......他以令人惊叹的不屈不挠精神继续竞选......在我们看来,他表现出了难能可贵的重压下的优雅。”

谎言很伤人,偶尔的真相更伤人。

不过,如果我没有落败,我也许永远也不会成 为总统。那是一段接近死亡般的经历,但也是一段非常有价值的经历,迫使我对进步政治中 潜在的政治问题更加敏感:政治体制只能接受一定程度的变化,没有一个人能够同时对付所 有的既得利益集团,人们一旦认为你对他们的呼声置若罔闻,你就完了。