"Life on a lifeboat isn't much of a life. It is like an end game in chess, a game with few pieces. The elements couldn't be more simple, nor the stakes higher."
在救生艇上的生活并不算真正的生活。这就像国际象棋中的残局，棋子寥寥无几。环境再简单不过了，但赌注却再高不过了。
Be brave, take risks, nothing can substitute experience.
Acknowledging what you don't know is the dawning of wisdom.
真正的领导者倾听多于发言，并以诚信为首要行动准则。
科学的进步不仅依赖于事实的积累，还依赖于知识的组织。
The foundation of national morality must be laid in private families.
现代性的本质是心理主义，即根据我们内心生活的反应来体验和解释世界，确实作为一种内在性。
Nature has evolved incredible mechanisms for sensing the world - we're just starting to decode them.
大自然进化出了感知世界的惊人机制——我们才刚刚开始解码它们。
在黑暗中寻找光明，是每个作家的使命。