A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. And all plans, safeguards, policing, and coercion are fruitless. We find after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us.

Productivity metrics that ignore environmental impact are accounting tricks, not real progress.

人们不能总是认为感觉就是一切。没有形式，艺术就什么都不是。

The best mathematics is not just rigorous; it is also elegant.

In the state of nature, indeed, all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality. Society makes them lose it, and they recover it only by the protection of the laws.

记忆不仅是个人的，也是集体的。我们通过他人记忆，他人也通过我们记忆。

We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope.

现在就去做吧。未来对谁都没有承诺。