令人惊讶的是,像我们这样的人,通过努力一贯地不愚蠢,而不是努力变得非常聪明,获得了多么长远的优势。
It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent.
科学的发展既需要个人的努力,也需要社会的支持。
I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know life is a complex matter.
写作是一种不被中断的说话方式。
The fact remains that getting people right is not what living is all about anyway. It’s getting them wrong that is living, getting them wrong and wrong and wrong and then, on careful reconsideration, getting them wrong again.