When people are confronted with a problem, they often try to solve it by breaking it down into smaller parts. But sometimes, the solution lies in seeing the problem as a whole.

数学不仅仅是关于数字、方程、计算或算法：它是关于理解的。

We're flooding people with information. We need to feed it through a processor. A human must turn information into intelligence or knowledge. We've tended to forget that no computer will ever ask a new question.

"A life without reflection is a life half-lived, and biography is the mirror."

你活得越久，就越意识到没有什么是固定的，每个人都会成为少数。

做出伟大工作的唯一途径就是热爱你所做的事。

进步的概念必须建立在灾难的观念之上。