做出伟大工作的唯一方法就是热爱你所做的事。
写作是唯一一件当我做它时,我不觉得我应该在做其他事情的事情。
The beauty of mathematics is that it allows us to abstract away from the physical world and focus on the underlying principles.
最危险的一句话是:“我们一直都是这么做的。”
The world is a place of infinite complexity, and we are all just trying to make sense of it.
我没有任何特别的秘诀(用于开发新的证明)……这就是为什么做研究既具有挑战性又具有吸引力的原因。这就像在丛林中迷路,试图利用你能收集到的所有知识来想出一些新的技巧,并且如果运气好的话,你可能会找到出路。
I don't have any particular recipe [for developing new proofs] ... It is the reason why doing research is challenging as well as attractive. It's like being lost in a jungle and trying to use all the knowledge that you can gather to come up with some new tricks, and with some luck you might find a way out.