The best ideas often come from unexpected places—stay open-minded.

拿古代的情况作标准来看今天的事情，这是对今天不正确的看法；拿今天的情况要求古人，这是不正确的历史观。此言时代不同，社会情况就会不同，因此考察古今，论定古今人物或事件，都不能持相同的标准，而必须结合不同情势具体对待。

I don’t follow the rules. I make the beat, then I dance to it.

The discovery of 51 Pegasi b was a turning point in astronomy, proving that planets could exist around sun-like stars.