我们钦佩的人的品质，善良和慷慨、开放、诚实、理解和感情，是我们系统中失败的伴随物。而我们憎恶的特质，精明、贪婪、占有欲、卑鄙、自我中心和自私，是成功的特质。
The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success.
You can't do it all yourself. Don't be afraid to lean on others.
在科学中最激动人心的短语，预示着新发现的，不是“我找到了！”而是“这有点奇怪……”
"The power of a story is in its ability to inspire resilience."
如果不考虑演化, 生物学的一切都没有意义
"The story is told through the light and shadow."
艺术家必须先创造火花才能生火，在艺术诞生之前，艺术家必须准备好被自己创造的火所吞噬。
A good mathematician is someone who can see analogies between theorems; a great mathematician is someone who can see analogies between analogies.