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.

Already for thirty-five years he had not stopped talking and almost nothing of fundamental value had emerged.

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

It's necessary to be slightly underemployed if you are to do something significant.

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

DNA was my only gold rush. I regarded DNA as worth a gold rush.

You've never heard of an English lover. Only an English patient.