I was later to receive an excellent first two years' graduate education in the same University and then again was able to pursue my studies in the U.S. on a fellowship from the aforementioned fund.

There are only two kinds of math books: Those you cannot read beyond the first sentence, and those you cannot read beyond the first page.

Einstein's theory of General Relativity has a mathematical structure very similar to Yang-Mills theory.

The question was heatedly debated of how much Western culture should be brought into China.

In the latter half of the last century the impact of the expanding influence of Western culture and economic system brought about in China a severe conflict.

Don't do the right thing for the wrong reasons. It is the "why" that keeps us committed to our choices and defines our character.

If only we studied the stars as much as we study our own reflections.

The one thing I regret is that I will never have time to read all the books I want to read.

My parents didn't make a lot of money. My dad was not a high school graduate - he didn't have a career as such; he was a printing salesman essentially for most of his working life.

I grew intoxicated with my own eloquence.

Science tells me God must exist. My mind tells me I will never understand God. And my heart tells me I am not meant to.

Basically, man, I just love myself.

But I wonder where we will land if trial judges begin deciding that the fact that a man has committed an atrocious crime is proof sufficient that he is not responsible for his acts.

The underlying sickness of human life is an unwillingness to look with open eyes at the condition of the world.

Girls are infinitely more complicated than boys, and women more than men.