在科学中，就像在生活中一样，重要的事情很少是简单或显而易见的。

作家必须相信他所做的是世界上最重要的事情。即使他知道这不是真的，他也必须坚持这种幻觉。

We don't compete with anyone but ourselves to be the best we can be.

I don't want to be just a pretty face. I want to have a career and be known for my talent.

On motivation: "I strongly believe that missionaries make better products. They care more. For a missionary， it's not just about the business. There has to be a business， and the business has to make sense， but that's not why you do it. You do it because you have something meaningful that motivates you."

In mathematics, the art of proposing a question must be held of higher value than solving it.

我不是为了钱而跑。我是为了对这项运动的热爱而跑。

Sometimes you just have to put on lip gloss and pretend to be psyched.