读，读，读。读所有东西——垃圾、经典、好的和坏的，看看他们是怎么做的。就像一个当学徒的木匠研究大师一样。读！你会吸收它。然后写。如果它是好的，你会发现。如果不好，就把它扔出窗外。

Civilization is a stream with banks. The stream is sometimes filled with blood from people killing, stealing, shouting and doing the things historians usually record, while on the banks, unnoticed, people build homes, make love, raise children, sing songs, write poetry and even whittle statues. The story of civilization is the story of what happened on the banks.

"The beauty of computational biology is that it allows us to see patterns and connections that were previously invisible."

广义相对论在某种意义上就是引力场的理论。

"When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments: tenderness for what he is, and respect for what he may become."

成功不在于你赚了多少钱，而在于你对人们生活的影响。

作家的任务是挖掘埋藏在人心中的秘密。

大胆梦想，敢于失败。

A philosophical problem has the form: 'I don't know my way about.'