The reality is: sometimes you lose. And you're never too good to lose. You're never too big to lose. You're never too smart to lose. It happens.
You can't start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one.
A mathematician's work is mostly a solitary pursuit, but it is also deeply collaborative.
科学的目标不是事物本身,而是事物之间的关系。
The best decisions are made when data and intuition work together.