True progress comes when we challenge the status quo and embrace change.
Curiosity and perseverance can change the world.
The Langlands program is a testament to the beauty of mathematical abstraction.
You have to be comfortable making decisions with imperfect information.
The stories we love best do live in us forever.
To live is to be marked. To live is to change, to acquire the words of a story, and that is the only celebration we mortals really know.