And of course, identifying all human genes and proteins will have great medical significance.

The glimpses of human strength and frailty that a physician sees are with me still.

At every stage of my career I have had interesting and cordial colleagues, some of whom are close friends.

First of all, many human diseases are influenced by, if not caused by mutations in genes.

My education began in the public schools of Wilmington. During most of these years, from about age 10, I also worked at some job or other after school, on weekends, and in the summer months.

People are not the only interesting organism on earth. From the point of view of scientific or commercial value, there are lots of interesting organisms.

My parents came to the United States in the early years of this century as part of a wave of Russian Jewish immigrants seeking freedom and opportunity in the New World.

As I look back on the last few decades of my life, I am struck by the good fortune that came my way.

Stand firm in the Lord. Stand firm and let Him fight your battle. Do not try to fight alone.

The events that occur in my life are workout situations. They are there for my benefit so I can become strong and gain wisdom and information by working my way through those situations.

Artist must have an all-or-nothing attitide. Otherwise they will bite his head off and there will be no artist.

There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.

Pranayama teaches the aspirant to regulate his breathing and thereby control the mind.

I've read stories that are set in a celebrity's house, and you know where it is and what it looks like and what's inside it, and that's not something I want anyone to know.

In Pizza Express you can get garlic bread with cheese and tomato. Now correct me if I'm wrong, but that's a pizza.

for some people life outside the spotlight is death.

I prefer women with a past. They're always so damned amusing to talk to.

Fathers, be good to your daughters. You are the god and the weight of her world.