To do great work, you have to have a pure mind. You can think only about the mathematics. Everything else is human weakness. Accepting prizes is showing weakness.

• 要做大事情,你必须有非常纯净的头脑。你只能够想和数学有关的事情。其他的都是人类的弱点。接受奖项,就是体现了这种弱点。