The power of abstraction is that it allows us to reason about systems at a higher level, without getting bogged down in the details.

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.

现实是：有时候你会输。你永远不会因为太好而不输。你永远不会因为太强大而不输。你永远不会因为太聪明而不输。这会发生。

我们海洋的健康就是我们星球的健康。

It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission.

Don’t wait for opportunities—create them.

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.