The pursuit of mathematical knowledge is a journey that never ends.

The best programs are written so that computing machines can perform them quickly and so that human beings can understand them clearly.

Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.

I don't like to lose money, so I try to buy stocks that are cheap.

In times of crisis, true leadership is about calm, clarity, and compassion.

"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness."

Lisp is worth learning for the profound enlightenment experience you will have when you finally get it; that experience will make you a better programmer for the rest of your days, even if you never actually use Lisp itself a lot.