The stories we tell ourselves about ourselves are the most powerful stories of all.
"I’m a normal guy who just happens to play tennis well."
我们都是普通人，但我们可以做非凡的事情。
诗人是梦想家和疯子的兄弟。
The goal of computer architecture is to make the common case fast and the rare case correct.
The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.