Freedom is not merely the opportunity to do as one pleases; neither is it merely the opportunity to choose between set alternatives. Freedom is, first of all, the chance to formulate the available choices, to argue over them—and then, the opportunity to choose.

To curate is to exercise a form of intellectual hospitality.

数学只向那些纯粹出于对其美的热爱而接近它的人揭示其秘密。

The best way to predict your future is to create it.

Economic progress, in capitalist society, means turmoil.