The study of mathematics is a constant dialogue between the concrete and the abstract.
The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall.
Wisdom acquisition is a moral duty. It’s not something you do just to advance in life. And there’s a corollary to that proposition which is very important. It means that you’re hooked for lifetime learning, and without lifetime learning you people are not going to do very well. You are not going to get very far in life based on what you already know.