The relation between what we see and what we know is never settled.

Change is hardest in the beginning, messiest in the middle, and best at the end.

There is no shortcut to success, only down-to-earth efforts.

2000年10月29日，在南京大学捐资设立杨振宁奖学金时，杨振宁表示，虽然我父亲是大学教授，但因为通货膨胀，家里很穷，生活很艰苦，是奖学金帮我度过了难关。近几年多次在大陆访问，看到不少青年学生因家境困难而影响学业，感到很伤心，所以就有了这么个想法。杨振宁说

You got a dream, you gotta protect it. People can't do something themselves, they wanna tell you you can't do it. If you want something, go get it. Period.

无论输赢，我都努力从每一场比赛中学习。