The world is a cruel place, and art is its revenge.

法律体系的概念预设了规则的概念。

耐心和毅力是科学发现的关键。

"A great book is one that leaves you changed, with a new perspective on life and a deeper understanding of the human condition."

Enduring peace cannot be bought at the cost of other people's freedom.

创造力是在看似不相关的事物之间建立联系。

Is there any relief from some of thesepressures that I've been outlining? I think there is. I just want to turn to afew of them. Let's take meritocracy. This idea that everybody deserves to getwhere they get to, I think it's a crazy idea, completely crazy. I will support any politician of Left and Right, with any halfway-decent meritocratic idea; I am a meritocrat in that sense. But I think it's insane to believe that we will ever make a society that is genuinely meritocratic; it's an impossible dream.

The path to success is paved with calculated risks and relentless effort.

Memory is fragile, and my work is about trying to preserve what inevitably disappears.

To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life.