"A personality is a full congress of orators and pressure groups, of children, demagogues, communists, isolationists, war mongers, mugwumps, grafters, prayer-makers, adventurers and clerks; with each of these in a minority of one."

Lisp is worth learning for the profound enlightenment experience you will have when you finally get it; that experience will make you a better programmer for the rest of your days, even if you never actually use Lisp itself a lot.

美的事物是永恒的喜悦：它的可爱与日俱增；它永远不会化为乌有。

What's terrible is to pretend that second-rate is first-rate. To pretend that you don't need love when you do; or you like your work when you know quite well you're capable of better.