生物为生存而进行的普遍斗争，不是为了原材料，也不是为了能量——能量以热的形式大量存在于每个物体中（可惜无法转化）；而是为了熵，它通过能量从炽热的太阳转移到寒冷的地球而变得可用。
人类的理解一旦采纳了一个观点，就会倾向于将其他事物引向支持和一致。
The most dangerous kind of waste is the waste we do not recognize.
The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it.
真相很少是纯粹的，也从来不简单。
Any human anywhere will blossom in a hundred unexpected talents and capacities simply by being given the opportunity to do so.