Freedom is not merely the opportunity to do as one pleases; neither is it merely the opportunity to choose between set alternatives. Freedom is, first of all, the chance to formulate the available choices, to argue over them - and then, the opportunity to choose.
自由不仅仅是随心所欲的机会；也不仅仅是在既定选项之间选择的机会。自由首先是制定可用选择的机会，对它们进行辩论——然后，是选择的机会。
世界是一个舞台，但剧本选角很糟糕。
朗兰兹纲领证明了数学所有领域的相互关联性。
你们是被惯性所引导，还是追随自己内心的热情？
"Literature is a way to confront the unspeakable, to give voice to the voiceless."
历史学家的首要职责是忠于真相。
如果你感到自己已经很完美了，那么你永远不会达到你本可以达到的高度。