"The best way to find out who you are is to get lost in a book."

Technological innovation requires long-term accumulation and cannot be rushed for quick success, this is especially true for agricultural research.

Failure gave me an inner security that I had never attained by passing examinations. Failure taught me things about myself that I could have learned no other way. I discovered that I had a strong will, and more discipline than I had suspected; I also found out that I had friends whose value was truly above the price of rubies.