Very few recognize science as the high adventure it really is, the wildest of all explorations ever taken by human beings, the chance to glimpse things never seen before, the shrewdest maneuver for discovering how the world works.

  • -- Lewis Thomas 路易斯·汤马斯

很少有人承认科学是真正的高度冒险,它是人类所进行的所有探索中最狂野的探索,是瞥见从未见过的事物的机会,是发现世界如何运转的最精明的策略。

相关名言

So I set out to study the oxidation system in the potato, which, if damaged, causes the plant to turn brown. I did this in the hope of discovering, through these studies, the key to the understanding of adrenal function.

所以我开始研究马铃薯的氧化系统,如果氧化系统受损,马铃薯会变成棕色。我这样做是希望通过这些研究,发现了解肾上腺功能的关键。

I'm always asking questions - not to find 'answers,' but to see where the questions lead. Dead ends sometimes? That's fine. New directions? Interesting. Great insights? Over-ambitious. A glimpse here and there? Perfect.

我总是在问问题——不是为了找到“答案”,而是想看看这些问题会引向何方。有时死胡同吗?这很好。新方向?有趣。伟大的见解?有些不自量力。到处看一眼?完美的。

We were talking about the space between us all and the people who hide themselves behind a wall of illusion. Never glimpse the truth - then it's far too late when they pass away.

我们谈论的是我们和那些躲在幻想墙后面的人之间的距离。永远不要看到真相——当他们逝去的时候,已经太迟了。

I am discovering that I can live far better without cynicism than I can without trust.

我发现,没有愤世嫉俗,我的生活会比没有信任好得多。