Over the centuries the Indians developed sign language for communicating phenomena of interest. Programmers from different tribes (FORTRAN, LISP, ALGOL, SNOBOL, etc.) could use one that doesn't require them to carry a blackboard on their ponies.

无力感会腐化。绝对的无力感会绝对地腐化。

复杂性是执行力的敌人——保持解决方案简单。

计算的本质不仅在于符号的操作，更在于对这些操作所代表意义的深刻理解。

"We are all, in some way, prisoners of our time."

停止表现得好像生活是一场彩排。把今天当作你生命的最后一天来活。过去已经结束。未来并不保证。