The natural effort of every individual to better his own condition， when suffered to exert itself with freedom and security， is so powerful a principle that it is alone， and without any assistance， not only capable of carrying on the society to wealth and prosperity but of surmounting a hundred impertinent obstructions with which the folly of human laws too often encumbers its operations.
每个个体改善自身状况的自然努力，当在自由和安全的情况下得以发挥时，是如此强大，以至于它不仅能够独自，不受任何协助，推动社会走向富裕和繁荣，而且能够克服往往由愚蠢的人类法律造成的百般妨碍。
作家必须是他或她时代的见证者，必须见证世界的不公和苦难。
I'm not going to sit here and try to be someone I'm not.
The Langlands program is an invitation to explore the unknown territories of mathematics.
生命必须被赋予意义，因为它本身显然没有意义。
成功就是做你想做的事，在你想做的时候，在你想做的地方，和你想在一起的人，尽情地做。
The steel industry is tough, but resilience is what separates the best from the rest.
行动和知识不是彼此的障碍。