A picture held us captive. And we could not get outside it, for it lay in our language and language seemed to repeat it to us inexorably.

The quest for efficient algorithms is, at its core, a mathematical endeavor that challenges our understanding of complexity and computability.

世界是一个舞台，我们都是演员。

Science is a journey of continuous learning and adaptation.

最好的经济研究往往是跨学科的。

重要的东西用眼睛是看不到的……就好比花一样。假如你喜欢某个行星上的一朵花，在夜晚仰望星空的时候心情就会很愉快，感觉所有的行星都开满了花。

Failure gave me an inner security that I had never attained by passing examinations. Failure taught me things about myself that I could have learned no other way. I discovered that I had a strong will, and more discipline than I had suspected; I also found out that I had friends whose value was truly above the price of rubies.

语言既是武器也是创伤，取决于谁握着笔。