There is a violence in being known, and a violence in remaining unknown.
Love is the most powerful inspiration.
Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas.
Creativity is about making connections between things that don't seem connected.
I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.