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。

念佛的禅定境界，是各种禅定中最殊胜的

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。

采撷花瓣得不著花的美丽。

If you're going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don't even start.