Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything—all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure—these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.
We leave behind something of ourselves wherever we have been.
任何有所作为的人都一定会受到批评、诽谤和误解。这是伟大的代价的一部分，每个伟人都明白这一点。
A good mathematician is always ready to generalize.
