"Complexity theory teaches us that not all problems are created equal; some are inherently harder than others."
The most valuable hydrocarbon molecule is the one we don't need to burn.
The purpose of all these illustrations is to direct the seeker's mind towards the one reality underlying them all.
That's exhilarating if you're doing well, and very crushing if you're not. It leads, in the worst cases -- in the analysis of a sociologist like Emil Durkheim -- it leads to increased rates of suicide. There are more suicides in developed, individualistic countries than in any other part of the world. And some of the reason for that is that people take what happens to them extremely personally -- they own their success, but they also own their failure.
翻译：以天为本的事物亲于上，以地为本的事物亲于下。
如果一个人不完全愿意随时离职，就不适合担任公职......
The seeds of tomorrow are planted in the research of today.
