In the end, the value of a theory is not in its complexity, but in its ability to explain and predict.
We are all born with a certain package. We are who we are: where we were born, who we were born as, how we were raised. We're kind of stuck inside that person, and the purpose of civilization and growth is to be able to reach out and empathize a little bit with other people.
Sustainability isn't an option—it's the foundation of our future.
When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments; tenderness for what he is, and respect for what he may become.
The arithmetic of modular forms is a key to understanding the deeper mysteries of number theory.