The dominant kind of snobbery that exists nowadays is job snobbery. You encounter it within minutes at a party, when you get asked that famous iconic question of the early 21st century, "What do you do?" According to how you answer that question, people are either incredibly delighted to see you, or look at their watch and make their excuses.
今日最主要的势利，就是对职业的势利。你在派对中不用一分钟就能体会到，当你被问到这个21世纪初，最有代表性的问题：你是做什么的？你的答案将会决定对方接下来的反应，对方可能对你在场感到荣幸，或是开始看表，然后想个借口离开。
The study of mathematics is a constant dialogue between the concrete and the abstract.
有史以来最大的发现就是，一个人仅仅改变自己的态度，就能改变他的未来。
认知的研究就是研究人类如何理解他们的世界。
I want to liberate America from all the things that hold people back.