There is something truly restorative, finally comforting, in coming to the end of an illusion - a false hope.
The question was heatedly debated of how much Western culture should be brought into China.
Nature seems to take advantage of the simple mathematical representations of the symmetry laws. When one pauses to consider the elegance and the beautiful perfection of the mathematical reasoning involved and contrast it with the complex and far-reaching physical consequences, a deep sense of respect for the power of the symmetry laws never fails to develop.
There are only two kinds of math books: Those you cannot read beyond the first sentence, and those you cannot read beyond the first page.
Einstein's theory of General Relativity has a mathematical structure very similar to Yang-Mills theory.
I should like to say that I am as proud of my Chinese heritage and background as I am devoted to modern science, a part of human civilization of Western origin, to which I have dedicated and I shall continue to dedicate my work.
In the latter half of the last century the impact of the expanding influence of Western culture and economic system brought about in China a severe conflict.
Today I told myself that in actual fact anyone who takes an innocuous and random delight in his life is an absolute lummox.
Nobly to live, or else nobly to die,Befits proud birth.
Ice cream is the perfect buffer, because you can do things in a somewhat lighthearted way. Plus, people have an emotional response to ice cream; it's more than just food. So I think when you combine caring, and eating wonderful food, it's a very powerful combination.
A moment of happiness, you and I sitting on the verandah, apparently two, but one in soul, you and I. We feel the flowing water of life here, you and I, with the garden's beauty and the birds singing. The stars will be watching us, and we will show them what it is to be a thin crescent moon. You and I unselfed, will be together, indifferent to idle speculation, you and I. The parrots of heaven will be cracking sugar as we laugh together, you and I. In one form upon this earth, and in another form in a timeless sweet land.