我坚信统治阶级的哲学，尤其是我统治的时候。

I don't have any particular recipe [for developing new proofs] ... It is the reason why doing research is challenging as well as attractive. It's like being lost in a jungle and trying to use all the knowledge that you can gather to come up with some new tricks, and with some luck you might find a way out.

一本书是世界的一个版本。如果你不喜欢它，忽略它；或者提供你自己的版本作为回应。

通往心灵的道路是耳朵。

民主是一种机制，确保我们得到的治理不会比我们应得的更好。

In the long run, the greatest weapon of mass destruction is stupidity.