The present state of the system of nature is evidently a consequence of what it was in the preceding moment, and if we conceive of an intelligence which at a given instant comprehends all the relations of the entities of this universe, it could state the respective positions, motions, and general effects of all these entities at any time in the past or future.

Diplomacy is the continuation of war by other means.

伟大的工程是无形的——它只是无缝地运作。

Writing is a way of making the invisible visible.

我认为预测未来的最好方法就是创造未来。