Experiments on plant hybridization require the most careful attention and great patience.

I never allow myself to have an opinion on anything that I don’t know the other side’s argument better than they do.

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.

真正的无知不是知识的缺乏，而是拒绝获取知识。

最好的故事是那些在灵魂上留下印记的故事。