If we had paid no more attention to our plants than we have to our children, we would now be living in a jungle of weeds.

Collaboration across disciplines is essential for solving complex scientific challenges.

骄傲是普遍的罪恶，是最大的恶习。

人们为了自己幸福，会让别人不幸。

最好的报复就是巨大的成功。

真相很少是纯粹的，也从来不是简单的。

The number one organ of ridicule, nowadays, is the newspaper. If you open the newspaper any day of the week, it's full of people who've messed up their lives. They've slept with the wrong person, taken the wrong substance, passed the wrong piece of legislation -- whatever it is, and then are fit for ridicule. In other words, they have failed. And they are described as "losers." Now, is there any alternative to this? I think the Western tradition shows us one glorious alternative, which is tragedy.