The purpose of science is not to analyze or describe but to make useful models of the world. A model is useful if it allows us to get use out of it.

  • -- Edward de Bono 爱德华·德·波诺

科学的目的不是分析或描述世界,而是建立有用的世界模型。模型是有用的,如果它允许我们使用它。

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One of the problems with even suggesting that purpose of a Federal law is for law enforcement officers to assist in protecting the public outside their jurisdictions is that it may give them encouragement or even a sense of obligation to do so.

甚至认为联邦法律的目的是让执法人员协助保护其管辖范围之外的公众,其中一个问题是,这可能会鼓励他们这样做,甚至会给他们一种义务感。

He saw the rules of life clearly for the first time and they were simple: it was a game where Death was the only winner.

他第一次清楚地看到了生活的规则,而且很简单:这是一场只有死亡是赢家的游戏。

Service is the rent we pay to be living. It is the very purpose of life and not something you do in your spare time.

服务是我们为生活所付的租金。这就是生活的目的,而不是你在业余时间做的事情。

It's time to let science and medicine, not politics and rhetoric, lead us to good, sound policy.

是时候让科学和医学,而不是政治和花言巧语,引导我们制定好的、健全的政策了。