A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it.
一种新的科学真理并不是通过说服其对手并让他们看到光明而取得胜利，而是因为其对手最终死去，一个熟悉它的新一代人成长起来。
解释：做好事不为名声，而名声却跟来了；有名声不是希望获得利益，而利益也跟着来；有利益并不希望同别人争夺，而争夺也跟来了。
物理学家的直觉就像复杂荒野中的指南针。
The United States should not try to spread democracy around the world.
Innovation is the backbone of modern mining—without it, we're just digging holes in the ground.
在这个世界上，没有人能使你倒下，假如你自己的信念还站立的话。
"Every observation we make is a step closer to understanding the cosmos."
The best way to predict the future is to invent it.