The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.

Mathematics is not just about numbers, equations, computations, or algorithms: it is about understanding.

当一个孩子问出一连串的「为什么」的时候，最聪明的回复就是「我不知道，你是怎么想的呢？」

生活不是一系列对称排列的灯光；生活是一个光晕，一个半透明的信封，从意识的开始到结束都包围着我们。

谁若不能独立,谁就谈不上自由。

I don't really think about age. I think people are as old as they feel and act.

La vie est une longue leçon d'humilité.