"Mathematics is not about numbers, equations, computations, or algorithms: it is about understanding."

智者不会武断地肯定任何事情，甚至不会断言智者一无所知。

成功的关键是专注于目标，而不是障碍。

真正的炼金术士不是将铅变成金；他们将世界变成文字。

最终，我们都只是故事。

The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success.

Identity capital is our collection of personal assets. It is the repertoire of individual resources that we assemble over time. These are the investments we make in ourselves, the things we do well enough, or long enough, that they become a part of who we are.