The passage of time is both a blessing and a curse.

翻译：处在上位不骄傲，处在下位不忧愁。

有时最好的想法来自最意想不到的地方。

I don't think about music in terms of competition. I just try to make the best music I can.

Don't bend; don't water it down; don't try to make it logical; don't edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.

The only truly secure system is one that is powered off, cast in a block of concrete and sealed in a lead-lined room with armed guards - and even then I have my doubts.

数学的进步是通过概括实现的。