I can never be safe; I always try and go against the grain. As soon as I accomplish one thing, I just set a higher goal. That’s how I’ve gotten to where I am.

The best songs come from a place of honesty and vulnerability.

没有道德的效率只是在错误方向上的速度。

量子算法的发展需要对量子力学和计算机科学的深入理解。

幸福不是目的地，而是一种生活方式。

I was a truck driver in LA, going to City College, and I tried to sign up for a class in ceramics, but it was full. So I signed up for architecture. It was an accident.

真正的作家永远是一个流亡者，即使在自己的国家也是如此。

I think that's the single best piece of advice: constantly think about how you could be doing things better and questioning yourself.