作为外国人意味着总是有点不合拍。

纽约是一座反射之城。玻璃、金属、水——一切都在反射。

The demand to be loved is the greatest of all arrogant presumptions.

艺术不是反映现实的镜子，而是塑造现实的锤子。

To do mathematics is to engage in an act of discovery and conjecture, intuition and inspiration.

我不是说唱歌手，我是个玩说唱的实干家。

Premature optimization is the root of all evil.

The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.