I have always been driven to buck the system, to innovate, to take things beyond where they've been.

我相信书籍有改变生活的力量。

I don't do anything unless I feel like I can be the best at it.

最好的想法往往来自倾听——倾听农民、科学家和家庭的声音。

The most important thing in the programming language is the name. A language will not succeed without a good name. I have recently invented a very good name and now I am looking for a suitable language.

译文：有才能而没有权势，即使是贤人也不能制服不肖之徒。所以把一尺长的木材树立在高山之上，就能俯瞰万丈深渊，这并不是木材长，而是因为它所处的位置高。