Because a child of one doubles its age after the passage of a single year, it can be said to be aging rapidly.

This joy of discovery is real, and it is one of our rewards. So too is the approval of our work by our peers.

My own interest in basic aspects of electron transfer between metal complexes became active only after I came to the University of Chicago in 1946.

And as we continue to improve our understanding of the basic science on which applications increasingly depend, material benefits of this and other kinds are secured for the future.

Science as an intellectual exercise enriches our culture, and is in itself ennobling.

The benefits of science are not to be reckoned only in terms of the physical.

When you become the light, there will be no darkness.

I said here's the river I want to flow on here's the direction I want to go and put my boat in. I was ready for the river to take unexpected turns and present obstacles.

At age 77, I need the help of someone with more energy than I can now summon to finish a book

Americans think that they have a history, but it's nothing compared to Europe.

You do hear some strange rumours floating around. One I've heard is that I'm allergic to metal.

I don't want to hide. If I get arrested, I get arrested.

Society today is so organised that every individual group has the power to disrupt it. How is their power to be channelled into constructive channels?

Go with your gut instincts even if it is contrarian to what the "experts" suggest.

After three failed marriages, I know what its like to be replaced. So thats kind of how Joey Harrington must feel today. ... A former No. 1 choice looks to me like hes going to be a bust in Detroit.

I hate hearing about actors who don't like the show. There are so many actors out there who'd give their right arm for what I'm getting to do.