"Opportunities don't happen. You create them."
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。
To do mathematics is to engage in an act of discovery and conjecture, intuition and inspiration.
【译文】 楚国的狂人接舆唱歌路过孔子车旁，说：“凤啊！凤啊！你怎么这样倒霉？过去的不可挽回，未来的还可以赶上。算了！算了！现在的执政者很危险！”
计算机科学家的真正价值在于他们能够看到看不见的东西并解决无法解决的问题。
Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.