In mathematics, the art of proposing a question must be held of higher value than solving it.
在数学中,提出问题的艺术必须比解决问题更有价值。
海洋不会回报那些过于焦虑、贪婪或急躁的人。一个人应该像海滩一样空虚、开放、无选择——等待海洋的馈赠。
我认为对作家来说最重要的是诚实,要从心底写作。
可持续性不仅仅是一个选择;它是对后代的责任。
I wanted to build something that was my own, something I could point to and say, I made that. It was the only way I saw to make life meaningful.
God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.
I have already carried out my duty. I have proved the Poincaré conjecture and I have nothing more to do in mathematics.