The world is so unpredictable. Things happen suddenly, unexpectedly. We want to feel we are in control of our own existence. In some ways we are, in some ways we're not. We are ruled by the forces of chance and coincidence.
世界是如此不可预测。事情突然发生,出乎意料。我们想要感觉到我们能够控制自己的存在。在某些方面我们是,在某些方面我们不是。我们被偶然和巧合的力量所支配。
Agriculture is the foundation of civilization, and we must invest in its future.
Mathematics advances not by the efforts of individuals alone but through the collective work of generations.
当你真的跌倒时我想让你知道,并请记住:“世间并不存在失败,那不过是生活想让我们换个方向走走罢了,现在当你在人生谷底,那看起来像是失败。”在过去的一年里,这些话支撑着我自己。
一旦就接受了自己的缺点,就没有人能用它们来攻击你了。
The joy of discovery is what drives mathematicians forward.