The study of computational complexity is not just about solving problems, but also about understanding the limits of what can be computed.

The chief beauty about time is that you cannot waste it in advance. The next year, the next day, the next hour are lying ready for you, as perfect, as unspoiled, as if you had never wasted or misapplied a single moment in all your life. You can turn over a new leaf every hour if you choose.

Efficiency without responsibility is just reckless speed.

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那些无法掌控主导他们生活的故事的人，无法重述、重新思考、解构、嘲笑并随着变化而改变它的人，真正是无力的，因为他们无法思考新的思想。