Intolerance of others’ views (no matter how ignorant or incoherent they may be) is not simply wrong; in a world where there is no right or wrong, it is worse: it is a sign you are embarrassingly unsophisticated or, possibly, dangerous.

I'm not a businessman; I'm a business, man.

Life is too short to blend in.

The joy of chemistry is in the doing, not just the discovering.

The work of art is a dialogue with the infinite.

To study ancient DNA is to converse with the dead.

热爱传统从不会使一个国家变弱，甚至在生死存亡的关键时刻，他会使国家更强大。