The mathematician's patterns, like the painter's or the poet's, must be beautiful; the ideas, like the colors or the words, must fit together in a harmonious way.

Mathematics is not just about numbers, equations, computations, or algorithms: it is about understanding.

The food industry has a responsibility to both people and the planet.

这两者中间有着绝对的关联，一个告诉人们他们无所不能的社会，和缺乏自信有着绝对的关联。另一件好事也会带来坏影响的例子，还有一些其它原因造成我们对事业，对我们在世上的地位感到前所未有的焦虑，再一次地，它也和好的概念有关，这个好概念叫做“功绩主义”。

The metals we pull from the ground should build bridges between people, not walls.

小说中的每个角色都是对人性的某种实验。