The purpose of abstraction is not to be vague, but to create a new semantic level in which one can be absolutely precise.
The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art is born, the artist must be ready to be consumed by the fire of his own creation.
The purpose of computing is insight, not numbers.
The mind is a dynamic system of interrelated processes.
These young guys are playing checkers. I’m out there playing chess.
在我看来,人类获得对天体事物的洞察所走的道路,几乎与这些事物本身一样值得惊叹。