Maybe one day we will be able to take a pill that keeps us young and healthy much longer. I believe in my heart that this will happen.

It was like stepping on to an escalator; I could do anything. I was just made for science.

The idea that ageing was subject to control was completely unexpected.

You would think that UV just causes mutations, but it doesn't, you need a gene to be active for it.

Life's too short to not be around nice people.

I eat some fruit every day, but not too much and almost no processed food. I stay away from sweets, except 80 per cent chocolate.

In principle, if you understood the mechanisms of keeping things repaired, you could keep things going indefinitely.

Imagine that: If you could change one of the genes in an experiment, an aging gene, maybe you could slow down aging and extend lifespan.

I have always gotten a thrill, a kick, from learning new things.

Age is the single largest risk factor for an enormous number of diseases. So if you can essentially postpone aging, then you can have beneficial effects on a whole wide range of disease.

You could have two completely different careers if you could stay healthy to 90. How fascinating that would be.

I’m actually really worried that nobody will ever fall in love with me.

If you belong to Jesus Christ, you are called to live a life of purity and holiness. God wants your mind to be shaped by Him so that your thoughts and goals reflect Christ.

Her smile was like laughter to me— it bubbled in like champagne.

I am a cemetery by the moon unblessed.

I would want my legacy to be that I was a great son, father and friend.

I've done all kinds of things I said I wouldn't do and, of course, now I'm glad. Thrilled.

One measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions.

My taste is very eclectic. I love musicals, but I also love the classics. I've seen some fantastic productions. I was in a musical for 600 performances in Australia that I first saw in New York.

Woman is born free and lives equal to man in her rights. Social distinctions can be based only on the common utility.

I'm absolutely happy with where Louis Litt is. The writers, starting with Aaron [Korsh], have just made him into a human being.