The worse a situation becomes, the less it takes to turn it around, the bigger the upside.

数学是一种超越文化和语言障碍的通用语言。

金钱是唯一区分赢家和输家的东西。

炼油创新不仅仅是关于效率；它关乎重新构想碳氢化合物在低碳未来中的作用。

We are all just walking each other home.

只有向后看才能理解生活；但要生活好，则必须向前看。

Money is overrated. Truly new things rarely need an abundance of money. If that was so， billionaires would have a monopoly on inventing new things， and they don’t. Instead almost all breakthroughs are made by those who lack money， because they are forced to rely on their passion， persistence and ingenuity to figure out new ways. Being poor is an advantage in innovation.