The idea that we will make a society where literally everybody is graded, the good at the top, bad at the bottom, exactly done as it should be, is impossible. There are simply too many random factors: accidents, accidents of birth, accidents of things dropping on people's heads, illnesses, etc. We will never get to grade them, never get to grade people as they should.

编程语言中最重要的东西就是名字。没有一个好名字，一门语言就不会成功。我最近发明了一个非常好的名字，现在正在寻找一门合适的语言。

We perceive the world in terms of its significance for action.

To touch is to remember.

书是一面镜子：如果一头驴往里看，你不能指望看到一位使徒。

写作就像在大理石上雕刻：每个词都必须精确且不可复制。