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

Everybody has to learn for the first time.

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

I'd like to put in a vote for the intrinsic fascination of science.

I did get a very fine education, and not just in science. It took some pressure on the part of my elders to convince me that I really should take an interest in humanities.

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

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