The Langlands program is not just a collection of conjectures but a way of thinking about mathematics.
能够弯曲的心灵是幸运的，因为它永远不会破碎。
The historian is a prophet in reverse.
The universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself; everything that you want, you already are.
It is India that gave us the ingenious method of expressing all numbers by means of ten symbols, each symbol receiving a value of position as well as an absolute value.
每一个故事都是一个以不同方式看世界的机会。
At a restaurant do you order what you know is great， or do you try something new？ Do you make what you know will sell or try something new？ Do you keep dating new folks or try to commit to someone you already met？ The optimal balance for exploring new things vs exploiting them once found is: 1/3. Spend 1/3 of your time on exploring and 2/3 time on deepening. It is harder to devote time to exploring as you age because it seems unproductive， but aim for 1/3.
婴儿不是需要塑造的物品，而是需要展开的人。