Happiness ain't a thing in itself --- it's only a contrast with something that ain't pleasant. That's all it is.

The ultimate goal of artificial intelligence is to create machines that can perform tasks that would require intelligence if done by humans.

我不是一个为了娱乐而写作的作家。我写作是为了激发思考并挑战现状。

即使只有一毫粗疏的地方，就不能准确地认识事理，所以说一定要精确。不然，众说纷纭必会产生疑惑；仅存在一丁点杂念，便不能坚守事理，故而必须专心，否则在利害面前必定会经不起考验。

We have a responsibility to use our science to improve lives, not just to make profits.

最好的建筑来自于构成建筑的所有元素的综合。