The end of history will be a very sad time. The struggle for recognition, the willingness to risk one's life for a purely abstract goal, the worldwide ideological struggle that called forth daring, courage, imagination, and idealism, will be replaced by economic calculation, the endless solving of technical problems, environmental concerns, and the satisfaction of sophisticated consumer demands.

The power of the state should be used to protect the rights of the individual, not to suppress them.

"The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper."

最大的风险是不冒险。

Good science requires both creativity and discipline.