What we find is that if you have a goal that is very, very far out, and you approach it in little steps, you start to get there faster. Your mind opens up to the possibilities.

The thing that I have done throughout my life is to do the best job that I can and to be me.

My parents were comfortable with me exploring areas that they were not proficient in. Some parents just aren't comfortable with that.

I wanted to be a professional dancer for a period of time, and I did a lot of dancing and choreography and got paid for it.

The difference between science and the arts is not that they are different sides of the same coin… or even different parts of the same continuum, but rather, they are manifestations of the same thing. The arts and sciences are avatars of human creativity.

Science provides an understanding of a universal experience, and arts provides a universal understanding of a personal experience.

Never limit yourself because of others' limited imagination; never limit others because of your own limited imagination.