Probably the single most important thing about the Nobel Prize for most people is whether they get the coveted parking space on campus.

As a scientist, you feel a sense of team spirit for your country but you also have a sense of team spirit for the international community.

It is a tough choice between ending up in the cold or ending up in a fiery blast.

I will say that growing up as a kid in an urban environment and having lived in cities all my life, the one achievement that everyone can look forward to is getting the perfect parking spot

Probably the single most important thing about the Nobel Prize for most people is whether they get the coveted parking space on campus.

I was one of those kids who always thought that we should know how the world works around us

You want your mind to be boggled. That is a pleasure in and of itself. And it's more a pleasure if it's boggled by something that you can then demonstrate is really, really true