Agricultural research requires enduring loneliness and withstanding failures.

权力精英不是孤立的统治者。顾问和咨询师、发言人和舆论制造者，往往是他们更高层次思想和决策的领导者。

You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. Do not even listen, simply wait. Do not even wait, be quite still and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked, it has no choice, it will roll in ecstasy at your feet.

Innovation in grain production isn't just about yield—it's about resilience and adaptability.

Start where you are, with what you have. Make something of it. Never be satisfied.