出自汉·桓宽《盐铁论·疾贪》。贪婪卑鄙的风气源自处于上位的统治者,而不在下层民众;对民众的教育、对国民素质的改良在于执政者的措施是否得当,而不在于人民自身的素质。
技术是工具,人才是核心。
故事是同理心的机器。与逻辑或理性相比,故事是关于情感的,这些情感被编码在细节中。
每个故事都是谎言,但有些谎言比其他谎言更真实。
普通法是一个随着时间推移而演变的规则体系,以应对不断变化的社会和经济条件。
没有科学,水产养殖就会停滞;没有道德,它就会崩溃。
We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. Medicine, law, business, engineering: these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love...these are what we stay alive for.
法律的生命从来不是逻辑,而是经验。
"The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'"