Why has elegance found so little following? That is the reality of it. Elegance has the disadvantage, if that's what it is, that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it

  • -- Edsger Wybe Dijkstra 艾兹格·迪科斯彻

为什么优雅很少受到追捧?这就是事实。优雅也有它的缺点,如果这就是它的缺点,那么就需要努力工作来实现它,并接受良好的教育来欣赏它

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I appreciate all of the input that I'm getting from my constituents, but I'm just not reacting to that - I can't until I understand it better and feel comfortable with my vote. And I'm not sure how I'm going to be voting yet.

我很感激我从选民那里得到的所有意见,但我只是没有对此作出反应——我必须更好地理解它,并对我的投票感到满意。我还不确定我将如何投票。

Indeed, I would feel that an appreciation of the arts in a conscious, disciplined way might help one to do science better.

事实上,我觉得有意识地、有纪律地欣赏艺术可能会帮助一个人把科学做得更好。

We must never confuse elegance with snobbery.

我们决不能把高雅与势利混为一谈。

I am from the planet of elegance.

我来自优雅之星。