我是个失败的诗人。也许每个小说家最初都想写诗，发现自己做不到后尝试短篇小说——那是仅次于诗歌要求最高的形式。连这个也失败了，他才会转向长篇小说。
I'm a failed poet. Maybe every novelist wants to write poetry first, finds he can't and then tries the short story which is the most demanding form after poetry. And failing at that, only then does he turn to the novel.
Sustainable development requires us to balance economic growth with environmental protection.
我认为数学之所以有价值，是因为它具有这种令人难以置信的结构，你可以探索和发现。
人类的思想是一个复杂而迷人的主题，理解它需要深入探讨意识和潜意识领域。
We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse.
Collaboration across industries is key to solving the big challenges we face today.