Fame is vapor; popularity an accident; the only earthly certainty is oblivion.
“名声”如同是蒸气,“声望”如同是意外,在地球上唯一可以确定的事情是被遗忘掉。
Mathematics is not just about numbers, equations, computations, or algorithms: it is about understanding.
The beauty of nature is the language of God.
In a way, if you like, at one end of the spectrum of sympathy, you've got the tabloid newspaper. At the other end of the spectrum, you've got tragedy and tragic art. And I suppose I'm arguing that we should learn a little bit about what's happening in tragic art. It would be insane to call Hamlet a loser. He is not a loser, though he has lost. And I think that is the message of tragedy to us, and why it's so very, very important, I think.
The best ideas often come from the most unexpected places.