凡画，人物最难，山水次之，花鸟又次之。
张大千对绘画题材难易程度的评价。
小说的终极目标是创造一个比现实本身更真实的世界。
人的自由是他的限制。
朗兰兹纲领是探索数学思想统一性的框架。
The question you should be asking isn't, 'What do I want?' or 'What are my goals?' but 'What would excite me?'
不要试图让别人喜欢你；尝试让他们尊敬你。
The happiness of society is the end of government.
In a 5 year period we get one superb programming language. Only we can't control when the 5 year period will be.