The present state of the system of nature is evidently a resultant of what it was in the preceding moment, and if we conceive of an intelligence which at a given instant comprehends all the relations of the entities of this universe, it could state the respective positions, motions, and general effects of all these entities at any time in the past or future.

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

一个好的机械师不仅仅是一个会锉锤的人，而是能够创新和完善的人。

在哲学中，赛跑的胜利者是最后到达的人。

被了解是一种暴力，保持未知同样是一种暴力。