极不切实际的梦想即使没有实际权力做后盾，一样可以让人产生最大无畏的胆气。这是因为，怀有大希望者的力量可以有最荒谬的来源：一个口号、一句话或一枚徽章。

抒情诗的存在是为了纠正叙事的过度。

过去是一个谜，历史学家是试图将碎片拼凑在一起的人。

最好的故事是那些留给人想象空间的故事。

The older I get， the more wisdom I find in the ancient rule of taking first things first—a process which often reduces the most complex human problem to a manageable proportion.

只要最后能随我所愿，我就会极有耐心。

我们都对我们所创造的世界负有责任，因此我们必须共同努力去改变它。

A scientist in his laboratory is not a mere technician: he is also a child confronting natural phenomena that impress him as though they were fairy tales.