The more we realize our minuteness and our impotence in the face of cosmic forces, the more astonishing becomes what human beings have achieved.
一个好的数学家是能看到定理之间类比的人;一个伟大的数学家是能看到类比之间的类比的人。
The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.
Modern society has replaced religion with consumerism, but the void remains.
It is in the thirties that we want friends. In the forties we know they won't save us any more than love did.