The best programs are written so that computing machines can perform them quickly and so that human beings can understand them clearly. A programmer is ideally an essayist who works with traditional aesthetic and literary forms as well as mathematical concepts, to communicate the way that an algorithm works and to convince a reader that the results will be correct.

事实上，我不知道我的想法从何而来。我所知道的是，当我不刻意去想它们时，它们就会出现。

"The power of literature lies in its ability to make the invisible visible and the silent heard."

"The act of writing is an act of courage."

The best time to start taking control of your life is now.

——晚年访谈

A company's true value is measured by how it treats its lowest-paid workers.

The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth.

Silence is very important. The silence is just as important as the notes.

对于有信仰的人，不需要解释。对于没有信仰的人，解释是不可能的。