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

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

As soon as you go into any biological process in any real detail, you discover it's open-ended in terms of what needs to be found out about it.

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

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.

I certainly saw science as a kind of calling, and one with as much legitimacy as a religious calling.

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