I didn't invent forensic science and medicine. I just was one of the first people to recognize how interesting it is.

I constantly remind people that crime isn't solved by technology; it's solved by people.

I believe the root of all evil is abuse of power.

Everyone is doing forensics.

If everybody, every day, would try to do one thing that pulls them beyond themselves the world will start being a better place.

Night fell clean and cold in Dublin, and wind moaned beyond my room as if a million pipes played the air.

Do no harm & leave the world a better place than you found it.

When I was at college there were two things I vowed I'd never do. One was go to a funeral and the other was deal with computers. And then I ended up being a computer programmer in a morgue.

On the last morning of Virginia's bloodiest year since the Civil War, I built a fire and sat facing a window of darkness where at sunrise I knew I would find the sea.

Being with someone who is smart and gives good advice adds tremendously wonderful elements to your life.

With DNA, the ability to find out a lot more with a lot less has increased our ability for identification.

Once again discovered: Do what you do because you enjoy. If expect others to give credit or honor your work, you are due for disappointment

There are one hundred men seeking security to one able man who is willing to risk his fortune.

There is no inconsistency in saying that God rewards good works, provided we understand that nevertheless men obtain eternal life gratuitously.

I buy my shoes a size too small. I like the way it feels.

The ego is like too many dark clouds around the sun - the sun gets lost

Curiosity is part of the cement that holds society together.

The last time I saw Elvis was when I played my second New Years Eve show for him in 1970.

Gambling is a disease of barbarians superficially civilized.

After I got kicked out of CalArts, I moved to Lawrence Kansas where my sister lived. I began working on A William S. Burroughs documentary. I had no idea it would turn into such a big film.

Social Media has now become a part of our culture - you are either a part of it, or you ignore it.