I believe I am a person with unusual talents. I think I'd be a liar or stupid if I were to deny that.

By the time I was 12 or 13, I was studying biochemistry textbooks.

The single biggest threat to man's continued dominance on the planet is the virus.

I get curious about new things. My real strength is going into a field that has not been investigated before, and finding new approaches to it.

All of civility depends on being able to contain the rage of individuals.

I have many shortcomings. I feel very lucky to have been able to have what I've had.

Try hard to find out what you're good at and what your passions are, and where the two converge, and build your life around that.

If we have isolated individuals able to inflict enormous harm, imagine what a single lunatic can do with a nuclear weapon. I think the whole base of civil society is at risk.

If it takes you 20 or 25 years to establish yourself in one field, you really ought to be careful not to stray too far.

I certainly saw science as a kind of calling, and one with as much legitimacy as a religious calling.

I'd like to put in a vote for the intrinsic fascination of science.

No man is crushed by misfortune unless he has first been deceived by prosperity

It's not a question of can or can't. There are some things in life you just do.

How much does a man need to survive? two meals a day, one bed for the night and a few sets of clothes. That is all you need in life

And, that's what I truly believe that we're doing when we're advancing scientific knowledge is we're someday making the world better. Not only for our children, but for all people after that.

My favorite movie of all time is probably Apocalypse Now.

Be committed to whatever you're doing. That's something I've taken to heart and tried to do with whatever activities I take up.

...the aim was to mobilize Christians to proclaim the name of Jesus and to pronounce the defeat of the spiritual forces entrenched in the capital.

His puppyhood was a period of foolish rebellion. He was always worsted, but he fought back because it was his nature to fight back. And he was unconquerable.

Monet is only an eye, but my God, what an eye!

The curse of Adam and Eve that fell upon the earth because of their sin will be lifted when Christ returns.