We’re in the business of chaos and the art of subtraction.

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.

If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.

I don't like being defined because I'm ever-changing.