If you can't understand why someone is doing something， look at the consequences of their actions， whatever they might be， and then infer the motivations from their consequences.
如果你不能理解某人为什么要做某事，那么看看他们行为的后果，不管他们可能是什么，然后从他们的后果中推断出动机。
A good algorithm is like a sharp knife—it does exactly what it is supposed to do with a minimum of applied effort.
伟大的小说是拒绝被遗忘的小说。
"The best revenge is massive success."
We are all haunted by the ghosts of our past.
生活并非易事……除非你面前有一个伟大的理想，将你提升到个人的痛苦、软弱以及各种背信弃义和卑鄙之上，否则你无法度过它而不陷入沮丧和愤世嫉俗。
The strength of a nation's institutions is not just in their formal rules, but in the informal norms that govern behavior and the degree to which they are internalized by the population.
"History is not what happened. History is just what historians tell us."
你的时间是有限的，不要浪费它去过别人的生活。不要被教条所困，那是活在别人思考的结果中。不要让别人的意见淹没了你内心的声音。最重要的是，有勇气追随你的心和直觉。它们已经知道你真正想成为什么。其他一切都是次要的。