I have many shortcomings. I feel very lucky to have been able to have what I've had.

I believe I am a person with unusual talents. I think I'd be a liar or stupid if I were to deny that.

The central moral issue of science is that we do not have a science of peace and hardly know where to begin in building one.

A Swedish newspaper reporter called and said, You've been awarded the Prize. I was quite sure it was a practical joke.

I don't believe anybody can really grasp everything that's even in one textbook.

If it takes you 20 or 25 years to establish yourself in one field, you really ought to be careful not to stray too far.

My ambitions were already very clearly fixed by the time I was 6 or 7.