The true spirit of delight, the exaltation, the sense of being more than Man, which is the touchstone of the highest excellence, is to be found in mathematics as surely as in poetry.

The idea of the sacred is quite simply one of the most conservative notions in any society, because it seeks to turn other ideas — uncertainty, progress, change — into crimes.

时间不会治愈。它只是让伤痛变得熟悉。

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.

朗兰兹纲领是理解数学更深层次结构的框架。

The less secure a man is, the more likely he is to have extreme prejudice.