You know, in the Middle Ages, in England, when you met a very poor person, that person would be described as an "unfortunate" -- literally, somebody who had not been blessed by fortune, an unfortunate.
It’s not just what you say that stirs people. It’s the way that you say it.
Sometimes, I think the purpose of life is to reconcile us to its eventual loss.
Mathematics is not just about numbers, equations, computations, or algorithms: it is about understanding.
The stories we tell ourselves about our lives shape our reality.