Knowledge is represented in distributed patterns of activation across networks of neurons.
Acting is not about being someone else. It's about finding the truth in yourself.
The spread of liberal democracy has been accompanied by the spread of a global culture that is increasingly homogeneous.
不要让任何人告诉你你不能做什么。证明他们是错的。
So given a Time Turner, I would tell my 21-year-old self that personal happiness lies in knowing that life is not a check-list of acquisition or achievement. Your qualifications, your CV, are not your life, though you will meet many people of my age and older who confuse the two. Life is difficult, and complicated, and beyond anyone’s total control, and the humility to know that will enable you to survive its vicissitudes.