大多数人的问题在于他们用希望、恐惧或愿望来思考，而不是用他们的头脑。

数学不是沿着一条清理干净的高速公路小心翼翼地行进，而是一次进入陌生荒野的旅程，探险者常常会迷路。

A writer is selected by his subject—his subject being the consciousness of his own era.

我不想被遗忘。

爱不是胜利的进行曲，而是一声寒冷而破碎的哈利路亚。

Technology drives progress in astronomy—better instruments lead to deeper insights.

在科学中最令人兴奋的短语，预示着新发现的，不是“我找到了！”而是“这很有趣...”

"Silence is not always agreement, sometimes it's just exhaustion."

What I think I've been talking about really is success and failure. And one of the interesting things about success is that we think we know what it means. If I said that there's somebody behind the screen who's very successful, certain ideas would immediately come to mind. You'd think that person might have made a lot of money, achieved renown in some field. My own theory of success -- I'm somebody who's very interested in success, I really want to be successful, always thinking, how can I be more successful? But as I get older, I'm also very nuanced about what that word "success" might mean.

我一直更喜欢研究具体问题而非抽象理论。