历史学家既是侦探,也是讲故事的人。
True innovation is not disruption, but solving real problems.
The goal of mathematics is to understand the structures that underlie the phenomena we observe.
【原文】楚狂接舆歌而过孔子,曰:“凤兮!凤兮!何德之衰?往者不可谏,来者犹可追。己而!已而!今之从政者殆而!”孔子下,欲与之言。趋而避之,不得与之言。【译文】过去的的事已经不可挽回了,将来的事还来得及改正。
唯一比摇滚明星更糟糕的是有事业的摇滚明星。
Life is a journey, not a destination.