I don't have any particular recipe [for developing new proofs] ... It is the reason why doing research is challenging as well as attractive. It's like being lost in a jungle and trying to use all the knowledge that you can gather to come up with some new tricks, and with some luck you might find a way out.
"The best way to predict your future is to create it."
"Humor is a way of dealing with the world, a way of coping with the world, and a way of understanding the world."
Mathematics is not just about numbers, equations, computations, or algorithms: it is about understanding.
Data is the lifeblood of any organization. Without it, decisions are made based on intuition rather than evidence.