Universities are not here to be mediums for the coercion of other people, they're here to be mediums for the free exchange of ideas.
“I am searching for abstract ways of expressing reality, abstract forms that will enlighten my own mystery.”
“Humility was an important part of the way I grew up. And I found that to be less common when I moved to California. That's not to say humble people don't exist there, but ambition seems really important.”