The number one organ of ridicule, nowadays, is the newspaper. If you open the newspaper any day of the week, it's full of people who've messed up their lives. They've slept with the wrong person, taken the wrong substance, passed the wrong piece of legislation -- whatever it is, and then are fit for ridicule. In other words, they have failed. And they are described as "losers." Now, is there any alternative to this? I think the Western tradition shows us one glorious alternative, which is tragedy.

伟大的事情都很简单。而且大多数都可以被凝结成一个简单的单词：自由；公正；荣誉；责任；仁慈；希望。

面对失败时的坚持将成功的科学家与其他人区分开来。

实现明天的唯一限制是我们今天的疑虑。

译文：人生就像一场梦，百年光阴很容易就过去了。梅花绽放时，泉水开始涌动，雪花飞舞处，大雁不见踪迹，只留下一片空旷。不如一醉解千愁，等待春风到来。