I’ve always been attracted to the idea of a voice that is absolutely authoritative and yet absolutely humble.

The true spirit of delight, the exaltation, the sense of being more than Man, which is the touchstone of the highest excellence, is to be found in mathematics as surely as in poetry.

最好的领导者多听少说。

"El verdadero escritor no tiene biografía, su biografía son sus libros."

最深刻的定理往往源于最简单的观察。

The stories we tell ourselves are just as important as the stories told about us.