他们只是在桥上走过来走过去，老以为另一边有更好的东西。如果他们在这桥顶上倒过来静静地比着，也许真有好东西会来。可是不——人类每分钟都向前冲啊，冲啊，冲啊。我很高兴，我是一只坐网的蜘蛛。
They just keep trotting back and forth across the bridge thinking there is something better on the other side. If they'd hang head down at the top of the thing and wait quietly, maybe something good would come along. But no—with men it's rush, rush, rush, every minute. I'm glad I'm a sedentary spider.
正是通过观察和反思的力量，人们才能找到方法。所以我们必须不断挖掘和钻研。
I don't think you should ever have to apologize for your excitement.
我认为科学具有极大的美。实验室里的科学家不仅是一名技术人员：他还是一个站在自然现象面前的孩子，这些现象对他来说就像童话一样令人印象深刻。
The measure of our success is not just in tons extracted, but in communities uplifted.
写作是一种爱的行为，是我们献给世界的礼物，是一种说“我在这里，这就是我”的方式。