I am not a political person by nature. I don't think writers should be political persons. But in South Africa, you can't keep politics out of your life.

一流智力的检验标准是同时持有两种对立观点，并且仍然能够正常运作的能力。

真正的问题不是机器是否会思考，而是人类是否会思考。

战争是一件丑陋的事情，但不是最丑陋的事情：道德和爱国情感的腐化和堕落状态认为没有什么事情值得一场战争，这要糟糕得多。

The major credit I think Jim and I deserve... is for selecting the right problem and sticking to it.

The purification of the soul is more important than the purification of the body.

The strength of the state is crucial for the success of any society.

To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.

没有比你自己设下的陷阱更致命的陷阱了。