The past is a bucket of ashes.

没有事情的时候，需要照管这颗心，小心谨慎，好像有事一样；有了事情的时候，却要放下这颗心，泰然自得，好像没事一样。没有事情能像有事一样提防，才可以平息意想不到的变故；有了事情能像无事一样镇定，才能消除事件过程中的危机。

The future is not a result of choices among alternative paths offered by the present, but a place that is created—created first in the mind and will, created next in activity.

我不认为建筑是为了解决问题，而是为了创造机会。

The progress of science relies not only on individual wisdom but also on collective cooperation and effort.

有能力给予当然比有能力接受来得更让人愉快。

I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know life is a complex matter.

自然科学是人类文化的一部分，它与艺术或宗教一样具有人性。

Every discovery we make brings us one step closer to understanding the fundamental laws of the universe.

爱是因为爱本身。爱不需要理由。