We are all born with a certain package. We are who we are: where we were born, who we were born as, how we were raised. We're kind of stuck inside that person, and the purpose of civilization and growth is to be able to reach out and empathize a little bit with other people.
Mathematics is an art, and as an artist, you have to be honest with yourself.
"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."
The only way to do great work is to love what you do.