我们想要保留的不仅仅是一个良好的编程环境，更是一个可以形成共同体的系统。
The C programming language — a language which combines the flexibility of assembly language with the power of assembly language.
C编程语言——一种将汇编语言的灵活性与汇编语言的力量结合起来的语言。
The best way to predict the future is to implement it.
预测未来的最好方法就是实现它。
The most important single aspect of software development is to be clear about what you are trying to build.
软件开发中最重要的一个方面是明确你试图构建什么。
C has the power of assembly language and the convenience of … assembly language.
C语言具有汇编语言的力量和……汇编语言的便利性。
The only way to do great work is to love what you do.
做出伟大工作的唯一方法就是热爱你所做的事情。
The use of a program to prove the 4-color theorem will not change mathematics - it merely demonstrates that the theorem, a challenge for a century, is a finite problem.
用程序证明四色定理不会改变数学——它只是证明了这个挑战了一个世纪的定理是一个有限的问题。
UNIX is very simple, it just needs a genius to understand its simplicity.
UNIX非常简单，只需要一个天才来理解它的简单性。
The most important thing in the programming language is the name. A language will not succeed without a good name.
编程语言中最重要的东西是名字。没有好名字的语言不会成功。
C is quirky, flawed, and an enormous success.
C语言古怪、有缺陷，但却取得了巨大的成功。
The only way to learn a new programming language is by writing programs in it.