That there are things in this world not carved out of gray stone. That there s a small place inside of us they can never lock away, and that place is called hope.

The idea that we will make a society where literally everybody is graded, the good at the top, bad at the bottom, exactly done as it should be, is impossible. There are simply too many random factors: accidents, accidents of birth, accidents of things dropping on people's heads, illnesses, etc. We will never get to grade them, never get to grade people as they should.

钱不会从天上掉下来，必须脚踏实地去挣。

The elements of consciousness are the irreducible components of mental life.