The true test of civilization is not the census, nor the size of cities, nor the crops, but the kind of man that the country turns out.

Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it.

The best lies are the ones we tell ourselves.

Life is a series of moments, some fleeting, some eternal.

我们不需要完美的知识来采取明智的行动。

有机化学现在在我看来就像一片原始热带森林，充满了最非凡的事物，一个可怕的、无尽的丛林，人们不敢进入，因为似乎没有出路。