I'm not happy on vacation. In those rare times when I have three hours with no work I have to do, I'm terribly uncomfortable.

In case the rest of you missed it, the inspirational speech was: 'If you work hard, you can achieve great things. And then you die'.

In Japan, employees occasionally work themselves to death. It’s called Karoshi. I don’t want that to happen to anybody in my department. The trick is to take a break as soon as you see a bright light and hear dead relatives beckon.

As a rule, I don't like to laugh at the misfortune of others. The exception to that rule is if it's really, really funny.

The best things in life are silly.

Technology will definitely solve all our problems, but in the process it will create brand new ones. But that's O.K. because the most you can expect from life is to get to solve better and better problems.

Stem cells are like toenail clippings with a better career plan.