如果自由有任何意义的话,那就是告诉人们他们不想听的事情的权利。
If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.
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.
你读得越多,知道的事情就越多。你学得越多,能去的地方就越多。
The most powerful way to change someone is to change the way you interact with them.
When checking references for a job applicant, employers may be reluctant or prohibited from saying anything negative, so leave or send a message that says, “Get back to me if you highly recommend this applicant as super great.” If they don’t reply take that as a negative.
建筑不是关于最终产品,而是关于制作的过程。
The culture industry is the most sophisticated form of domination.