Valentine, however, did not become a preeminent Silicon Valley investor by relying on surface appearances.

当然，如果仅仅以貌取人，瓦伦丁也不可能成为硅谷的顶尖投资者。

By blowing up the look of things, Picasso was saying, I'm getting beyond surface appearances, to the core.

通过彻底打破事物的外在形象，毕加索说：“我正在透过现象看本质。”