The idea that everyone should slavishly work so they do something inefficiently so they keep their job – that just doesn’t make any sense to me. That can’t be the right answer.

Around computers it is difficult to find the correct unit of time to measure progress. Some cathedrals took a century to complete. Can you imagine the grandeur and scope of a program that would take as long?

I'm not a diva. I'm a workaholic.

我们今天切割的岩石将比我们所有人都更长久——这就是为什么在这个行业中遗产很重要。

Life has no meaning a priori. It is up to you to give it a meaning.

The universe is full of mysteries, and that’s what keeps scientists motivated.

The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good in our own way， so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs， or impede their efforts to obtain it.