The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible.

Communicate everything you possibly can to your partners. The more they know, the more they'll understand. The more they understand, the more they'll care. Once they care, there's no stopping them.

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 worth of a state， in the long run， is the worth of the individuals composing it.

无论我们去过哪里，都会在那里留下自己的一部分。

很大程度上运气是我有天才名誉的原因。在早上我不会走进办公室说“今天我聪明吗？，而是说，“今天我幸运吗？——数学家相对于其他人来说最大的优势是，数学家深刻理解“概率。

这不应该是一件容易的事。任何觉得容易的人都是愚蠢的。

沉默的人拥有最掷地有声的头脑。

利润不是企业的正当目的。企业的正当目的是提供人们需要的产品或服务，并且做得足够好从而获得利润。

The theory of computation is deeply connected to the philosophy of mind and the nature of intelligence.