Every day is a chance to be better.
每一天都是变得更好的机会。
When the year starts the objective is to win it all with the team, personal records are secondary.
质数就是当你把所有模式都去掉后剩下的东西。我认为质数就像生活。它们非常合乎逻辑,但你永远无法弄清楚规则,即使你花所有时间思考它们。
——1941年与美国外交官阿弗雷尔·哈里曼(Averell Harriman)的谈话
我会用city而永不用Metropolis来表达城市,用cop而永不用policeman来表达警察,既然三丶四个字母可以赚七个美分,为什么要用长而赘的字呢?
If you have an apple and I have an apple, and we exchange apples, we both still only have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea, and we exchange ideas, we each now have two ideas.
The essence of power is not in its strength, but in its ability to influence.