There are unknown forces in nature; when we give ourselves wholly to her, without reserve, she lends them to us; she shows us these forms, which our watching eyes do not see, which our intelligence does not understand or suspect.

The best decisions are made when science and tradition work hand in hand.

I don’t play for records. I play because I love the game.

The purpose of abstraction is not to be vague, but to create a new semantic level in which one can be absolutely precise.

数学的快乐来自于为理解而奋斗。