Obviously, because of my disability, I need assistance. But I have always tried to overcome the limitations of my condition and lead as full a life as possible. I have traveled the world, from the Antarctic to zero gravity.

I enjoy all forms of music - pop, classical and opera.

The victim should have the right to end his life, if he wants. But I think it would be a great mistake. However bad life may seem, there is always something you can do, and succeed at. While there's life, there is hope.

If the total energy of the universe must always remain zero, and it costs energy to create a body, how can a whole universe be created from nothing?

The world has changed far more in the past 100 years than in any other century in history. The reason is not political or economic but technological-technologies that flowed directly from advances in basic science. Clearly, no scientist better represents those advances than Albert Einstein: TIME's Person of the Century.

What I have learned from life is to make the most of what you have got.

Do you believe in first love - or should I pass by again?