Patience is key in observational astronomy—some discoveries take decades to confirm.

归根到底，成功就是抓住了寥寥可数的机遇。要始终保持开放的思维，冷静观察，高度警觉，随时准备抓住机会。要统筹合适的人力和其他资源，然后全力以赴。如果你没有准备好拼尽全力，要么是因为这个机会没有你想象的那么有吸引力，要么是因为你不是把握这一机遇的合适人选。

成功是团队协作的结果；没有人能独自成就伟大。

The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.

That's exhilarating if you're doing well, and very crushing if you're not. It leads, in the worst cases -- in the analysis of a sociologist like Emil Durkheim -- it leads to increased rates of suicide. There are more suicides in developed, individualistic countries than in any other part of the world. And some of the reason for that is that people take what happens to them extremely personally -- they own their success, but they also own their failure.

Sustainability isn't an option; it's a necessity for the future of energy.

The most dangerous stories are the ones we believe without question.