If you want to be successful, you have to think long-term. Short-term gains often lead to long-term losses.

To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded to the human race.

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。

生存不是无所畏惧。而是做出决定，继续前进并付诸行动，因为你必须这样做。

I’m not going to swim for anybody else. I’m swimming for me.