I don't have any particular recipe [for developing new proofs] ... It is the reason why doing research is challenging as well as attractive. It's like being lost in a jungle and trying to use all the knowledge that you can gather to come up with some new tricks, and with some luck you might find a way out.

I think that the best thing that you can do is to be true to yourself and to be honest with yourself.

最激动人心的发现往往来自于质疑其他人认为理所当然的事情。

Innovation is the key to staying ahead in a competitive industry.

好奇心是发现的催化剂。

Often it is the means that justify the ends: Goals advance technique and technique survives even when goal structures crumble.