The universe is full of surprises, and we are just beginning to scratch the surface of understanding it.

Short-term gains at the expense of the environment will always lead to long-term losses.

文学是人类自我审视的镜子。

The world has the technology - either available or well advanced in the research pipeline - to feed on a sustainable basis a population of 10 billion people.

祸患转化为幸福，把失败作为成功的根基。如能留的青山在，就不怕没柴烧。

A sober looks shows that just have the world gotten to be a better place after all; it is also grown a bit worse at the exact same rate.; a one step up, a one step back sort of cosmic balance between forward progress, and cultural retreat, that puts man kind on a bell curve of existence.

购买工具。从购买你能找到的最便宜的工具开始。升级你经常使用的工具。如果你在某项工作中最终选择使用了某种工具，就买你能负担得起的最好的。

"In the quantum realm, the observer is not just a passive spectator but an active participant in the unfolding of reality."

The city is a living organism, constantly evolving and changing. We must design with this dynamism in mind.