People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware.

I try to make work that is open enough for people to bring their own meaning to it.

数学是我们建立对世界理解的基础，正是通过这种理解，我们才能解决最复杂的问题。

2000年10月29日，在南京大学捐资设立杨振宁奖学金时，杨振宁表示，虽然我父亲是大学教授，但因为通货膨胀，家里很穷，生活很艰苦，是奖学金帮我度过了难关。近几年多次在大陆访问，看到不少青年学生因家境困难而影响学业，感到很伤心，所以就有了这么个想法。杨振宁说

The key to security is not to trust anyone, including yourself.

Art is the evidence of a life fully lived.

释义：只有经过艰苦的努力和考验，才能发现或创造出价值重大的事物。