"A story is a way to explore the world without leaving home."
故事是一种不离家就能探索世界的方式。
当人们面对问题时，他们常常根据过去的经验思考，而不是看问题的实际结构
The number one organ of ridicule, nowadays, is the newspaper. If you open the newspaper any day of the week, it's full of people who've messed up their lives. They've slept with the wrong person, taken the wrong substance, passed the wrong piece of legislation -- whatever it is, and then are fit for ridicule. In other words, they have failed. And they are described as "losers." Now, is there any alternative to this? I think the Western tradition shows us one glorious alternative, which is tragedy.
The Langlands program is a challenge to our understanding of the fundamental nature of mathematics.
Great companies are built on great cultures.
The interplay between quantum mechanics and general relativity is one of the most profound puzzles in modern physics, and solving it may require a complete rethinking of our understanding of the universe.