Short-term gains should never come at the expense of long-term sustainability.

文学是沉默者的声音，黑暗中的光。

The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.

科学没有捷径，只有脚踏实地。

Desire is not a thing to be understood. It is a thing to be endured.

如果一个国家期望在国民无知的情况下却拥有自由，那么这种期望无论在历史上，还是未来都绝不会实现。如果我们打算抵御无知和捍卫自由，每位美国人都有责任了解一件公共事务的来龙去脉。