A farmer’s greatest asset is patience—nature does not rush, yet everything is accomplished.

The essence of computation is not in the hardware, but in the algorithms that drive it.

To be a writer is to sit down at one's desk in the chill portion of every day, and to write; not waiting for the little jet of the blue flame of genius to start from the breastbone.

生命的最大用处是将它用于比生命更长久的事物上。