Everybody, all politicians on Left and Right, agree that meritocracy is a great thing, and we should all be trying to make our societies really, really meritocratic. In other words -- what is a meritocratic society? A meritocratic society is one in which, if you've got talent and energy and skill, you will get to the top, nothing should hold you back. It's a beautiful idea.

I just want to make music that makes people feel good.

There are two possible outcomes: if the result confirms the hypothesis, then you've made a measurement. If the result is contrary to the hypothesis, then you've made a discovery.

做数学的艺术在于找到包含所有普遍性萌芽的特殊情况。

Every great mathematical theory begins as a heresy and ends as a dogma.

官僚主义的目的是为了弥补无能和缺乏纪律——如果你一开始就有合适的人，这个问题基本上就不存在了。

我越是工作，就越是以不同的方式看待事物。

神经科学的挑战不仅在于绘制大脑地图，还在于理解它如何创造思维。