如果船长的最高目标是保住他的船，那他会永远把它停在港口。

Everyone is shy. Other people are waiting for you to introduce yourself to them， they are waiting for you to send them an email， they are waiting for you to ask them on a date. Go ahead.

故事的力量不在于它的真实性，而在于它能够将我们与人类的经验联系起来。

Writing is like digging for treasure—you never know what you'll find until you start.

没有夕阳产业，只有夕阳思维。

译文：与别人不去争长短，常常懂得知足，心情就会平静没有忧愁担心。赏析：不与人争得失，惟求己有知能。事事争个输赢，比个高低，烦恼就会很多，灾难也就更多。如果放低姿态，懂得知足常乐，事情自然就会水到渠成。

The best scientific discoveries often happen at the boundaries between disciplines.

拓扑绝缘体的发现开启了凝聚态物理学的新前沿，其中拓扑和对称性之间的相互作用导致了新的量子物质状态。