What I remember above all about Harvard was being in the midst of so much energy and intelligence. It could be exhilarating, intimidating, sometimes even discouraging, but always challenging. It was an amazing privilege…and though I left early, I was transformed by my years at Harvard, the friendships I made, and the ideas I worked on.

自然不作飞跃。（拉丁文，指自然界的演变是连续的而非跳跃的）

If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.

官僚的效用函数中包括其预算规模作为一个参数。