We should forget about small efficiencies, say about 97% of the time: premature optimization is the root of all evil.
社会进步可以通过女性的社会地位来衡量。
质量永远不应该妥协,即使是为了速度。
——《在东京留日三团体欢迎会的演说》(1913年3月1日)
Mathematics is not just a collection of abstract concepts, but a language that allows us to understand the universe.
Any problem in computer science can be solved with another layer of indirection.