Winning is important, but what really matters is the effort you put in to achieve it.

我不习惯吹嘘或谈论我所做的事情。我更喜欢人们只是看我比赛，然后做出自己的判断。

I have already carried out my duty. I have proved the Poincaré conjecture and I have nothing more to do in mathematics.

Humans are allergic to change. They love to say, 'We've always done it this way.' I try to fight that. That's why I have a clock on my wall that runs counter-clockwise.

There ain't no way you can hold onto something that wants to go, you understand? You can only love what you got while you got it.

If you have any doubt at all about being able to carry a load in one trip， do yourself a huge favor and make two trips.

神圣的观念在任何社会中都是最保守的观念之一，因为它试图将其他观念——不确定性、进步、变化——变成罪行。