数学发现的过程不是关于到达目的地，而是关于旅程本身。
The process of mathematical discovery is not about reaching a destination, but about the journey itself.
The key to managing complexity is to focus on the interfaces between components, not their implementations.
Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.
有些事情发生了却没有留下可察觉的痕迹，没有被谈论或记录下来，尽管如果说后续事件漠不关心地继续下去，就好像这些事情从未发生过一样，那是非常错误的。
ENIAC是电子计算机发展史上的第一个巨大飞跃。
In semiconductors, we need the patience to sharpen a sword for ten years, but also the urgency to seize the day.
气候系统异常复杂，我们对它的理解仍在不断发展。
【译文】 司马牛问君子。孔子说：“君子不忧不惧。”问：“不忧不惧，就能叫做君子吗？”孔子说：“问心无愧，何来忧惧？”