A sober looks shows that just have the world gotten to be a better place after all; it is also grown a bit worse at the exact same rate.; a one step up, a one step back sort of cosmic balance between forward progress, and cultural retreat, that puts man kind on a bell curve of existence.
以客观角度来看，这个世界确实变得更好，但同时也变得更糟。前进一步，又倒退一步，仿佛宇宙在科技进步和文化倒退间达成平衡，使人类的进展呈钟形曲线。
The key to making money in stocks is not to get scared out of them.
译文：聪明人注重细节，有智慧的人能发现苗头。
人生重要的事情是确定一个伟大的目标，并决心实现它。
我准备好见上帝了。上帝准没准备好见我还很难说。
膨胀的概念是宇宙在其最早的时刻经历了一段极其迅速的扩张期。