"The pursuit of meaning is more important than the pursuit of happiness."

The act of creation is an act of faith.

The ideas of economists and political philosophers， both when they are right and when they are wrong， are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed the world is ruled by little else. Practical men， who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influence， are usually the slaves of some defunct economist.

专制制度就像地狱一样，并不容易战胜，但我们可以安慰的是：斗争越艰巨，胜利将越光荣。

当每一分钱都要精打细算，犯错的空间就消失了。

Life is short. Stunt hard.

The path to lower emissions requires a mix of solutions, including efficiency improvements, carbon capture, and alternative energies.

Sometimes, the hardest thing and the right thing are the same.