打开纠缠在一起的绳结的最好方法,不是要去「解开」绳结,而是要不断地把松动的部分拉得更宽。尽可能把那团乱麻弄大、弄松、弄开。当你打开绳结的时候,它们就会自行解开。这招适用于绳索、线、软管、毛线或者电线。
The best way to untangle a knotty tangle is not to “untie” the knots, but to keep pulling the loops apart wider and wider. Just make the mess as big, loose and open as possible. As you open up the knots they will unravel themselves. Works on cords, strings, hoses, yarns, or electronic cables.
The tension between standing apart and being fully involved; that is what makes a writer.
我们甚至不知道自己有多强大,直到我们被迫将那种隐藏的力量展现出来。在悲剧、战争、需要的时刻,人们会做出惊人的事情。人类生存和更新的能力是惊人的。
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
科学家只强加两件事,即真理和真诚,强加于自己和其他科学家。
Sustainability isn’t an option; it’s a responsibility we owe to future generations.
The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.