文学是最具颠覆性的武器，因为它通过说服而非武力改变思想。
Literature is the most subversive weapon because it changes minds, not by force, but by persuasion.
办事，不能做尽；说话，不能说尽；势力，不能倚尽；幸福，不能享尽。
The Langlands program is a testament to the power of abstract thought in mathematics.
获得好想法的方法是获得很多想法，然后扔掉不好的。
When speaking to an audience it’s better to fix your gaze on a few people than to “spray” your gaze across the room. Your eyes telegraph to others whether you really believe what you are saying.
行善的权力也是作恶的权力。
最好的设计源于对自然法则的理解。