Memory was in this respect similar to anticipation: an instrument of simplification and selection.
当我21岁的时候我的期望降低到零。从那以后每件事情对我来说都是意外的礼物。
The study of topological phases of matter is a testament to the power of theoretical physics to predict and explain new states of matter.
【大意】能够吞舟的大鱼,一旦失去了水,也会被蝼蚁所制服,这是因为它离开了适于自己居住的处所所致。
数学家是模式的创造者,就像画家或诗人一样。
Believe you can and you're halfway there.
出自唐代孚上座禅师《无题》,意思是现今已开悟了,甚至睡觉时都能与与真理契合,再也没有闲愁恶梦了!无论什么样的梅花,都一个模样,一样的香气,大小无碍、无所谓了。
If you're going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don't even start.