The artist must create his own mythology.
The writer must have the courage to say what others dare not say.
I could be bounded in a nutshell and count myself a king of infinite space.
The tyranny of the magistrate is not less formidable than that of the multitude.
你們的聰明才智必定會派上用場,因為你們將在一片充滿奇跡的土地上行進。我們?nèi)祟?,盡管跬步前行,卻終將令自己大吃一驚。我們能夠想方設(shè)法制造清潔能源,也能夠一個原子一個原子地組裝微型機械,使之穿過細(xì)胞壁,然后修復(fù)細(xì)胞。這個月,有一個異常而不可避免的事情發(fā)生了——人類終于合成了生命。在未來幾年,我們不僅會合成生命,還會按說明書驅(qū)動它們。我相信你們甚至?xí)吹轿覀兝斫馊祟惖拇竽X,儒勒·凡爾納,馬克·吐溫,伽利略,牛頓——所有那些充滿好奇之心的人都希望能夠活到現(xiàn)在。作為文明人,我們會擁有如此之多的天賦,就像是坐在我面前的你們,每一個生命個體都擁有許多獨特的天賦。
The beauty of mathematics lies not only in its abstract elegance but also in its profound ability to model and solve real-world problems.