I was one who liked to work with my hands as well as my brain.

At Harvard I majored in chemistry with a strong inclination toward math.

Later in the fifties I got involved in kinetic studies using my long forgotten math background.

To my father, business was the highest calling, but to my mother, medicine was the top profession.

At the time my dog had a fungus on her chest that wouldn't heal and resisted treatment. I made an ointment with our product and it cleared up in two days. She lived to 17 years.

I was born in Taunton, Massachusetts on June 1, 1917, but I actually grew up in nearby New Bedford.

My family background was heavily slanted toward business and seafaring matters.

I'll never forget the fall colors on the Berkshires.

My family gave me the best in education.

In those days I was terrible at athletics and never made a team, but quite easily led my class in academics.

I can't think of any relatives that ever went into science.

No one looks stupid when they're having fun.

I mean Buckingham Palace has never hired a professional public relations outfit let alone a Madison Avenue type and they would throw up their hands in horror at the very idea.

I guess I've shot about 40,000 negatives and of these I have about 800 pictures I like.

I was pleased to see that Chief Justice [John] Roberts refused to prejudge issues or make promises in exchange for confirmation votes. We're all better off because of his principled stand.

The advantage of Fashion is that there is no racism

Let the enemies of life step down.

Ages employed in making history have no time for studying it.

I like fighters. That's why I love Russ Feingold. I love Barbara Boxer. And Howard Dean and John Conyers. Democrats I talk to around the country want their leaders to come out and fight for them.

I really enjoy being home because that's where family is. No matter where you're from, it's hard to beat home.

The need to be loved and protected is at a peak when we feel abandoned and are particularly vulnerable to difficult circumstances.