One could not be a successful scientist without realizing that, in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers and mothers of scientists, a goodly number of scientists are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid.

We're not all equal, it's simply not true. That isn't science.

Science seldom proceeds in the straightforward logical manner imagined by outsiders. Instead, its steps forward (and sometimes backward) are often very human events in which personalities and cultural traditions play major roles.

Science has always been my preoccupation and when you think a breakthrough is possible, it is terribly exciting.

For all my life, America was the place to be. And we somehow continue to be the place where there are real opportunities to change the world for the better.

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

A clone of Einstein wouldn't be stupid, but he wouldn't necessarily be any genius, either.