The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success.
The work is not about the object, but about the experience.
All the greatest gains in life — in wealth， relationships， or knowledge —come from the magic of compounding interest — amplifying small steady gains. All you need for abundance is to keep adding 1% more than you subtract on a regular basis.
In the realm of computer science, mathematical rigor is the cornerstone upon which reliable and efficient algorithms are built.