I grew up around books. When I first held the book and it was a substantive, tangible thing, and I thought of all the work that went into it, not just my work but everybody else's and the research and so forth, there's a sense of really have done something worthwhile.

You look at things you enjoy in your life, but much more important is what you can do to make the world a better place.

We've had some tough times, but we've hung in there.

Traditionally, Seattle has been a great sports town and great football town. What the Huskies have achieved over the years has been pretty amazing. That's how I got my first taste of football - when I went with my father to Husky Stadium.

I was in a town of about 10,000 people, and a shipping container with a rusty microscope was their medical clinic.

I think it's going to be great if people can buy a ticket to fly up and see black sky and the stars. I'd like to do it myself-but probably after it has flown a serious number of times first!

I'm a very private person that prefers a low profile.