"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."

"Any human anywhere will blossom in a hundred unexpected talents and capacities simply by being given the opportunity to do so."

有些人不喜欢变革，但如果不这么做的后果是灾难性的，你应当拥抱变革。

不克制意志便能高洁，不讲求仁义就能修身，不追求功业名声便能使天下太平，不隐居江海也得静闲，不用导引之术而得高寿，忘掉上面这一切，而又具备这一切。淡然至极，而一切美好的东西都随之而来，这就是天道，圣人之规律。

The study of mathematics is like air or gravity—it is everywhere, and you can't see it, but you know it's there.

We don’t inherit the ocean from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.

Exploring the topological aspects of materials is not just about understanding their current properties, but also about predicting and designing new functionalities.

Those who do not have power over the story that dominates their lives, the power to retell it, rethink it, deconstruct it, joke about it, and change it as they change, truly are powerless, because they cannot think new thoughts.