The only thing I can do is write. Everything else bores me.

The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success.

The most exciting moments in mathematics are when you discover that two seemingly unrelated areas are deeply connected.

Risk management is more important than making money.

I don't live to dance. I dance to live.