"Memory is a strange thing. It doesn’t work like I thought it did. We don’t remember, we rewrite memory much as history is rewritten. To remember is to remake, to reimagine."

The language of mathematics is universal, transcending cultural and linguistic barriers.

The principle goal of education is to create men who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what other generations have done.

The next generation won't ask what we said—they'll ask what we did.

The real tragedy of the poor is that they can afford nothing but self-denial.