To look at the symbolic dimensions of social action—art, religion, ideology, science, law, morality, common sense—is not to turn away from the existential dilemmas of life for some empyrean realm of deemotionalized forms; it is to plunge into the midst of them.
关注社会行动的符号维度——艺术、宗教、意识形态、科学、法律、道德、常识——并不是为了逃避生活的存在困境，进入某种超然的、去情感化的形式领域；而是为了深入这些困境的核心。
美国没有永恒的敌人，也没有永恒的朋友，只有永恒的利益。
The poor have no choice but to be honest. The rich can afford to be dishonest.
一本好书的标准在于它能在多大程度上扰乱和困扰读者。
创新不仅仅是技术的问题；它是以创造所有利益相关者价值的方式解决现实世界的问题。
Precision agriculture isn't about replacing farmers; it's about empowering them.
最终，我们都在寻找一个属于我们的地方。
Every tree planted today is a legacy for tomorrow's generations.
人工智能的未来在于制造能够理解和推理世界的机器。