If there is no God, then man sometimes thinks he is god, and sometimes tries to live like a god.

I think, there are many people who are much smarter than I am, and many, many, many who are much harder-working than I am, but in terms of the range of my activities, they're unique.

I feel as if I'm in on a pass and am damn lucky to have whatever I have. It could all be taken away in a second.

If we are just specks of dust hit by lightning, if we have no spark of God in us, why not just take whatever we can and devil take the hindmost? I mean, we are fools not to do that if there is no right or wrong.

I'm an economist by training. I don't really work as an economist. I only worked briefly as an economist.

I always assumed scientists were free to ask any question, pursue any line of inquiry without fear or reprisal.

Nothing happens by itself... it all will come your way, once you understand that you have to make it come your way, by your own exertions.