Mathematics is not about numbers, equations, computations, or algorithms: it is about understanding.
数学不是关于数字、方程、计算或算法的：它是关于理解的。
"A writer is someone who spends years patiently trying to discover the second being inside him."
The quest for efficient algorithms is not just a technical challenge; it is a journey into the heart of complexity.
The goal is not to be right, the goal is to make money.
统计学是现代政治家武器库中最重要的武器。
Every fish returned to the sea today is an investment in tomorrow's catch.
The writer's only responsibility is to his art. He will be completely ruthless if he is a good one... If a writer has to rob his mother, he will not hesitate; the "Ode on a Grecian Urn" is worth any number of old ladies.