"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places."
The Langlands program is a challenge to the limits of human understanding.
"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others."
A picture must be grasped at once, as a whole, like a piece of music.
If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes – then learn how to do it later!