Everything is what it is， and not another thing.
万物有本然，终不为他者。
Every aspect of learning or any other feature of intelligence can in principle be so precisely described that a machine can be made to simulate it.
我们看到的不是事物的本质，而是自己的倒影。
I don't care if you're black, white, straight, bisexual, gay, lesbian, short, tall, fat, skinny, rich or poor. If you're nice to me, I'll be nice to you. Simple as that.
The only safe thing is to take a chance.