Efficiency in farming is not about doing more with less, but about doing better with what we have.

Persistence in the face of failure is what separates successful scientists from the rest.

Every day confirms his belief of the inconsistency of all human characters, and of the little dependence that can be placed on the appearance of merit or sense.

The purpose of literature is to disturb the comfortable and comfort the disturbed.

On new ideas: "There'll always be serendipity involved in discovery."

书籍是最安静、最恒久的朋友；它们是最易接近、最睿智的顾问，也是最耐心的老师。

The past is what you remember, imagine you remember, convince yourself you remember, or pretend you remember.

我们能体验到的最美丽的事物是神秘。它是所有真正艺术和科学的源泉。