The most important thing in the programming language is the name. A language will not succeed without a good name. I have recently invented a very good name and now I am looking for a suitable language.

Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company, and reflection must finish him.

文明的真正考验不是人口普查，不是城市的规模，也不是庄稼的产量——而是这个国家培养出什么样的人。

【大意】善于游泳的人容易被淹死，善于骑马的人容易摔下马来，正是因为他们的长处，反而自招祸难。

To be a writer is to be a professional observer.

我热切希望指出真正的尊严和人类幸福存在于什么之中。

如果我不是鲍勃·迪伦，我可能会认为这个名字有许多种答案。