I don't care what people say about me. I know who I am.
Mathematics is not just about numbers and equations; it's about understanding the patterns and structures that underlie everything in the universe.
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.