Although I am a public figure, I'm still a little shy. I don't think my own personality is important. I prefer to keep some small dosage of privacy.

To have the recognition of your colleagues is great. The public attention is a mixed blessing.

All of civility depends on being able to contain the rage of individuals.

Being successful at a very young age gave me the confidence and the capability to try out other things.

I was a bad practicing physician because I was never sure of the diagnosis or of the treatment.

Everybody has to learn for the first time.

So many of the things I've predicted were technologies that were just sitting right in front of us.