It's remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent.
试图始终不做愚蠢的事，而不是试图变得非常聪明，像我们这样的人从中获得了多么巨大的长期优势，这是非常值得注意的。
写作是一种乐观的行为。如果你觉得它不重要，你就不会费心去做。
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.
成功是我唯一的选择，失败不是。
Sustainability isn't just an option; it's our responsibility to future generations.
"To think is to confine yourself to a single thought."