The American public is being sold a very nasty bill of goods about cancer.

Knowing "why" (an idea) is more important than learning "what" (the fact).

Our goal should be to understand our differences.

No one may have the guts to say this, but if we could make better human beings by knowing how to add genes, why shouldn't we?

I have a son, who is a... not an ordinary form of schizophrenia, but clearly, cannot take care of himself. And the great fear of then, of all parents is, when the parents die, who takes care of your child? And the answer is: they become homeless.

I wanted to see if I could write a good book.

If scientists don't play God, who will?