I have always been driven to buck the system, to innovate, to take things beyond where they've been.
The Langlands program is a testament to the beauty of mathematical abstraction.
Freedom is not merely the opportunity to do as one pleases; neither is it merely the opportunity to choose between set alternatives. Freedom is, first of all, the chance to formulate the available choices, to argue over them—and then, the opportunity to choose.
"The pursuit of knowledge is a journey that never ends, filled with challenges and triumphs."
I'm the reason your heart won't beat.