The past does not belong to us; we belong to it.

The pursuit of mathematical truth is a pursuit of beauty, elegance, and simplicity.

Never try to discourage thinking, for you are sure to succeed.

I don’t do things for the reaction or the criticism. I do things because I love doing them.

The human brain is a complex, self-organizing system.

和一个人玩一个小时对他的了解,胜过于一年的对谈

Now, I am not going to stand here and tell you that failure is fun. That period of my life was a dark one, and I had no idea that there was going to be what the press has since represented as a kind of fairy tale resolution. I had no idea then how far the tunnel extended, and for a long time, any light at the end of it was a hope rather than a reality.