The best decisions are made when you listen to both data and people.

"The world is a mirror, and the mirror is a lie."

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.

The only way to do great work is to love what you do.