现在，无论是左倾还是右倾的政治人物，都同意“功绩主义”是个好事。我们应该尽力让我们的社会崇尚“功绩主义”，换句话说，一个崇尚“功绩主义”的社会是什么样的呢？一个崇尚功绩主义的社会相信，如果你有才能、精力和技术，你就会飞黄腾达，没有什么能阻止你，这是个美好的想法。
Everybody, all politicians on Left and Right, agree that meritocracy is a great thing, and we should all be trying to make our societies really, really meritocratic. In other words -- what is a meritocratic society? A meritocratic society is one in which, if you've got talent and energy and skill, you will get to the top, nothing should hold you back. It's a beautiful idea.
We need to think beyond the device and focus on the ecosystem it enables.
在计算机科学领域，合作和沟通与技术技能同样重要。
我从不回头，永远向前看。
——回答清华学生“国民党施行的，是否俄国的主义？”，1924年2月9日
To do mathematics is to engage in an act of creation and discovery simultaneously.
The power of cinema lies in its ability to make us see the world differently.
我不需要理由去坚韧。
