The last person I ever want working for me is someone who says 'that's not in my job description.

What scientists want next is a thorough comparison of what we and exosolar planets and vagabonds look like. Only in this way will we know whether our home life is normal or whether we live in a dysfunctional solar family.

A state of negative energy means that you are essentially getting something for nothing.

This universe knows about me and my crops.

The most creative people are motivated by the grandest of problems that are presented before them.

Typically, when you look for role models, you want someone who has your interests and came from the same background. Well, look how restricting that is. What people should do is take role models a la carte. If there's someone whose character you appreciated, you respect that trait.

If there's something that someone else can do, let them do it. If I couldn't do it uniquely, let someone else do it and I would get back to the lab.