人心是天渊。心之本体，无所不该，原是一个天。只为私欲障碍，则天之本体失了。心之理无穷尽，原是一个渊。只为私欲窒塞，则渊之本体失了。
译文：人心就像天空和深渊。心的本体，无所不包，原本就是一个天。只是因为被私欲所阻碍，那么天的本体就丧失了。心中的道理无穷无尽，原本就是一个深渊。只是因为被私欲堵塞，那么深渊的本体就丧失了。
I don't mind being a symbol but I don't want to become a monument. There's nothing sadder than a monument.
The difference between correlation and causation is not just academic—it can have profound policy implications.
We are not born for ourselves.
宇宙不仅比我们想象的更奇怪，它比我们能想象的还要奇怪。
解释：把利益给出去，就会有实惠返回来；把怨恨给出去，就会有祸害返回来。
The world is not a problem to be solved; it is a living being to which we belong.
Data-driven decisions are the cornerstone of modern resource extraction—intuition alone won't suffice.
The best way to predict the future is to invent it.