The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.

I consider myself a poet first and a musician second.

The biggest mistake you can make is thinking you know everything.

弹奏美妙的五弦琴，读滋味无穷的圣贤书。挥笔写下文章，述说那古代圣王们的教范。点评：作者表示自己归隐田园后，以著述为中心，阐明圣则。苟纵心于物外，安知荣辱之所如？我将置身于世人之外，哪管什么荣耀与耻辱？

Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.

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。我最近发明了一个非常好的名字，现在正在寻找一种合适的语言。

经济学家最重要的技能是清晰地思考权衡取舍。

我们可以允许卫星、行星、太阳、宇宙，甚至整个宇宙系统都受法则支配，但最小的昆虫，我们却希望它是由特殊行为一次性创造出来的。