Mathematics is not a spectator sport. You have to get involved.
数学不是一项观赏性运动。你必须参与其中。
Every life leaves behind a trail of evidence; the biographer is the detective who follows it.
The surest way to tame a prisoner is to let him believe he’s free.
On pivoting: "If you're not stubborn, you'll give up on experiments too soon. And if you're not flexible, you'll pound your head against the wall and you won't see a different solution to a problem you're trying to solve."
Evolution is the most beautiful thing in the world.