And if you take Warren Buffett and watched him with a time clock, I would say half of all the time he spends is sitting on his ass and reading. And a big chunk of the rest of the time is spent talking one on one either on the telephone or personally with highly gifted people whom he trusts and who trust him. In other words, it looks quite academic, all this worldly success.

生活中最重要的是不要停止提问。好奇心有其存在的理由。

Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously.

"You’ve got about as much charm as a dead slug."

如果我们相信数据结构，就必须相信独立的（因此同时进行）处理。为什么我们还要在结构内收集物品？我们为什么要容忍一种语言而没有另一种语言呢？

The novel is a mirror walking down the road.

危险的人是只有一个想法的人，因为他会为之战斗和牺牲。