自然界中每年的痛苦总量超出了所有体面的思考。在我写这句话的一分钟内，成千上万的动物被活生生地吃掉，许多其他动物在逃命，因恐惧而呜咽，其他动物则被寄生虫从内部慢慢吞噬，成千上万的动物因饥饿、口渴和疾病而死亡。

You can't control the waves, but you can learn to sail in any weather.

人工智能中最重要的技能是学习的能力。

小说是对现实界限的反叛。

We die containing a richness of lovers and tribes, tastes we have swallowed, bodies we have plunged into and swum up as if rivers of wisdom, characters we have climbed into as if trees, fears we have hidden in as if caves.

The energy transition cannot happen without the metals we mine.

出自《论语·雍也》，指不把怒气转移到别人身上，不重复犯同样的错误。

真相很少是纯粹的，也绝不简单。

Efficiency and environmental responsibility must go hand in hand in our industry.

我们都是相互联系的；在生物学上彼此相连。在化学上与地球相连。在原子层面上与宇宙的其他部分相连。