大脑是一台不是为了理解自己，而是为了生存而组装的机器。它是一台做出导致生存的决策的机器。
The brain is a machine assembled not to understand itself, but to survive. It is a machine for making decisions that lead to survival.
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.
Mindfulness helps us break free from the autopilot mode that often leads to unhappiness.
《生命之书》始于一座花园里的一男一女……它最后以《启示录》告终。
2000年10月29日，在南京大学捐资设立杨振宁奖学金时，杨振宁表示，虽然我父亲是大学教授，但因为通货膨胀，家里很穷，生活很艰苦，是奖学金帮我度过了难关。近几年多次在大陆访问，看到不少青年学生因家境困难而影响学业，感到很伤心，所以就有了这么个想法。杨振宁说
Success is not about how much money you make, it's about the difference you make in people's lives.