Before you are old， attend as many funerals as you can bear， and listen. Nobody talks about the departed’s achievements. The only thing people will remember is what kind of person you were while you were achieving.

我相信讲故事的力量。

It’s one thing to have a past, and another to be held hostage by it.

数学家的工作大多是孤独的追求，但也具有深刻的合作性。

The past is never dead. It's not even past.

行为由当前刺激情境和过去的强化历史决定。

One should not believe or disbelieve， but rather remain in suspense.