I was a bad practicing physician because I was never sure of the diagnosis or of the treatment.

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.

Be where you are, stop over-thinking, and focus on what you are doing.

Believe in God.Believe in Jesus Christ.Believe in the Scriptures.

You know, it's a different deal - throwing a football as opposed to throwing a baseball.

It is ridiculous that I have so many shoes I don't wear. I worry that they're sitting there, being sad.

Being a mother by far is my favorite and most important career.

Maybe we should hold the next [Olympic] games in Afghanistan and hope the Soviets pull out of that one too.

There's only one reason we live. It's very simple. To find the creator. That's just my understanding.

Is it 10g of protein more or 10g of protein less, who cares, just get started

Faith without works is like a song you can't sing. It's about as useless as a screen door on a submarine.

I'm terrified to go in lakes because you can't see the bottom, and not knowing what's there watching you is really scary to me.