数学是给不同事物起相同名字的艺术。

行为不能脱离其适应背景。

译文：虚心又不骄傲，是福报的根本所在。傲气满怀、缺乏宽容的人，不会有什么远大的根器，纵使发达，也不会长久。

你必须能够自嘲，不要把自己看得太重。

我不考虑流派。我只做让我感觉对的音乐。

The chief beauty about time is that you cannot waste it in advance. The next year, the next day, the next hour are lying ready for you, as perfect, as unspoiled, as if you had never wasted or misapplied a single moment in all your life. You can turn over a new leaf every hour if you choose.