The very shaping of history now outpaces the ability of men to orient themselves in accordance with cherished values. And which values? Even when they do not panic, men often sense that older ways of feeling and thinking have collapsed and that newer beginnings are ambiguous to the point of moral stasis.

诗人是一个在他有生之年就能成为所有人死后都想成为的人。

If a writer doesn't generate hostility, he is dead.

The only lies for which we are truly punished are those we tell ourselves.

La liberté, c'est le droit de faire tout ce que les lois permettent.

科学的严谨性要求我们清楚地区分自然本身的赤裸形象与我们随意为其披上的华丽外衣。

发明家的职责是使他的工作尽可能对公众有用和可及。

要有继续追逐梦想的勇气。