"Language is not just a tool for communication, but a medium for exploring the depths of human experience."

Every hide carries two histories: the animal's life and the tanner's legacy. We're responsible for both.

知道自己不知道什么比聪明更有用。

So what I want to argue for is not that we should give up on our ideas of success, but we should make sure that they are our own. We should focus in on our ideas, and make sure that we own them; that we are truly the authors of our own ambitions. Because it's bad enough not getting what you want, but it's even worse to have an idea of what it is you want, and find out, at the end of the journey, that it isn't, in fact, what you wanted all along.

复杂性不是理解的障碍，而是需要克服的挑战。

I was born in Africa.I came to California because it’s really where new technologies can be brought to fruition， and I don’t see a viable competitor.

数学家的工作是在别人看到混乱的地方发现模式。

经验是我们给自己的错误取的名字。

译文：性格怪异，脾气不好的人，多因心胸狭窄、容不得人而终日处于不安之中，从而落得个短命的下场；语言尖酸刻薄的人，因少积口德而使得众人都远离其人，得不到别人的帮助，使得自己福分浅薄。