The world is the totality of facts, not of things.

The Langlands program is a vision of how mathematics could be unified in a single framework.

I don't like stress. I like to buy things and then forget about them.

The truth is not always the easiest thing to believe.

尊敬自己的长辈，从而推广到尊敬别人的长辈；爱护自己的儿女，从而推广到爱护别人的儿女。

The capacity to be alone is the capacity to love. It may look paradoxical to you, but it's not.

通过文学，我们可以理解一个民族的灵魂。

写作是一种勇气的行为，一种跃入虚空的跳跃。

The future belongs to those who dare to take risks and think differently.

现实不是发生在我们身上的事情，而是我们对发生的事情的理解。

没有过去就没有未来。

Let us unite, fight for the independence of the country, and the freedom of the people.

牛、猪、战争和巫术并非任意的文化偏好，而是对物质条件的适应。