Education is not merely a means to an end, but an end in itself.
教育不仅仅是达到目的的手段，其本身就是目的。
数学是将复杂转化为清晰的艺术。
"Writing is a way of making sense of the world, even when it doesn't make sense."
We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.
解读：不同生活背景造就知识盲区，不能因他人不懂自己熟知之事就鄙夷，要放下傲慢，以包容开放心态交流，尊重差异，寻求共识。
"I think of painting as a kind of silent music."
