I'm very proud to be black, but black is not all I am. That's my cultural historical background, my genetic makeup, but it's not all of who I am nor is it the basis from which I answer every question.

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

I don't think about music in terms of competition. I just try to make the best music I can.

一个好的数学家是能看到定理之间类比的人；一个伟大的数学家是能看到类比之间的类比的人。

Le désespoir redouble les forces.