I think the U.S. is falling behind. There's massive government initiatives going around the world and you see that there's a real enthusiasm for genetics.

I need to solve the problem. It's no different from how am I going to get my son out the door when he needs to go to school. It's a bigger version of that same type of problem.

One of the best aspects of health care reform is it starts to emphasize prevention.

If you want to change this world, this community that we all live in, then get up and do it. And just start something.

A solid foundation in genetics is increasingly important for everyone.

It is important to democratize personal genetics and make it more accessible.

There should be choice in healthcare.

FDA clearance is an important step on the path towards getting genetic information integrated with routine medical care.

It's just the reality. Everyone's going to die and everyone's going to get sick at some point. But I do believe that there are choices you can make in life that will make you as healthy as possible.

I guess I'm just fiercely independent.

Some genetic variants can be informative about ones risk for Parkinsons disease and Alzheimers disease.

Watch. Whenever mind says something, see that it is again putting you into a routine. Try to do something new and the mind will have less a grip on you.

Even the most honest human in authority often does not have the power to undo the damages that bad people do.

Beauty and fullness of tone can be achieved by having the whole orchestra play with high clarinets and a carefully selected number of piccolos.

That's what metal means to me, feeling that feeling when you hear something that totally turns you on.

I realized the other day that I've lived in New York longer than I've lived anywhere else. It's amazing: I am a New Yorker. It's strange; I never thought I would be.

You can love more than one person in your life, but things will be different. There'll be a different dynamic. Needs and desires change.

Our ancestors who changed the world did so through new ideas which came to them as they acted.

Live life like its the last breath you take for that breath is the whole essence of living, the little things in life are what connects us to all the big things we live for

We've been blessed with the opportunity to stand for something - for liberty and freedom and fairness. And these are things worth fighting for, worth devoting our lives to.

On no other ground Can I sow my seed Without tearing up Some stinking weed.