It's probably as unlikely that you would nowadays become as rich and famous as Bill Gates, as it was unlikely in the17th century that you would accede to the ranks of the French aristocracy. But the point is, it doesn't feel that way. It's made to feel, by magazines and other media outlets, that if you've got energy, a few bright ideas about technology, a garage -- you, too, could start a major thing.

Innovation is not about working behind closed doors, but about open collaboration.

The beauty of science lies in its ability to explain the natural world.

不要因为它结束了而哭泣，要因为它发生过而微笑。

人生中唯一真正的失败是不忠于自己所知道的最好的东西。

在自然界中，没有东西会消失，没有东西会被创造，一切都在转化。