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

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.

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

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.

It takes something more than intelligence to act intelligently.

You know ... you keep doing the same things and you keep getting the same result over and over again.

A hammer made of deadlines is the surest tool for crushing writer's block.

Yes sir, the fish was left in place of the crystal ball. It's been bagged and tagged for analysis.”Great. Now we have another red herring on our hands.

As we tap into the deep sources of bodily wisdom through creative art expression,we dance the renewal, recreation, and healing of ourselves and our world.

Anarchy is the sure consequence of tyranny; for no power that is not limited by laws can ever be protected by them.

Violence is fun, man.

Superficiality is the curse of our age. The doctrine of instant satisfaction is a primary spiritual problem.

There's no point regretting things. If you can't do the time, don't do the crime. Life's too short to worry about things I've said.

Refuse to give up, your mistakes don't define you. They don't dictate where you're headed, they remind you.