The luckiest thing that ever happened to me was that my father didn't believe in God, and so he had no hang-ups about souls.

Do things as soon as you can. If a decision needs to be made, make it. It gives you more time to change your mind.

The pace of discovery is going unbelievably fast.

As an educator, I have always striven to see that the fruits of the American Dream are available to all.

One of the greatest gifts science has brought to the world is continuing elimination of the supernatural.

Take young researchers, put them together in virtual seclusion, give them an unprecedented degree of freedom and turn up the pressure by fostering competitiveness.

Whenever you interview fat people, you feel bad, because you know you're not going to hire them.