The worst enemy of life, freedom and the common decencies is total anarchy; their second worst enemy is total power.

Morality binds and blinds. It binds us into ideological teams that fight each other as though the fate of the world depended on our side winning each battle. It blinds us to the fact that each team is composed of good people who have something important to say.

A writer must be willing to risk everything for the truth.

最大的财富是满足于简单的生活。

The Langlands program is a challenge to the limits of human understanding.

译文：人情世故就像流水一样有高下之别，世事就像白云一样卷起展开，变化无常。赏析：我们在社会上立足，总会遇到这样或那样的糟心事和烦心人，但和生命健康比起来，这些不算什么。世事无常，人情淡薄，我们顺其自然即可。