The general will is always right, but the judgment which guides it is not always enlightened.
The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.
A book should feel like a friend to a child—comforting, exciting, and full of surprises.
Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes.
I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.