My third appeal is to my fellow citizens in all countries: Help us to establish lasting peace in the world.

But scientists on both sides of the iron curtain played a very significant role in maintaining the momentum of the nuclear arms race throughout the four decades of the Cold War.

The present basic philosophy is nuclear deterrence.

I did not imagine that the second half of my life would be spent on efforts to avert a mortal danger to humanity created by science.

But the nuclear powers still cling tenaciously to their weapons.

The cold war is over, but cold war thinking survives.

I saw science as being in harmony with humanity.

I appeal to my fellow scientists to remember their responsibility to humanity.

Indeed, the very first resolution of the General Assembly of the United Nations - adopted unanimously - called for the elimination of nuclear weapons.

This is the reality of nuclear weapons: they may trigger a world war; a war which, unlike previous ones, destroys all of civilization.

Long before the terrifying potential of the arms race was recognized, there was a widespread instinctive abhorrence of nuclear weapons, and a strong desire to get rid of them.

The main purpose of a church is to bring relevance to people and make sure everyone discovers their calling

​The destiny of nations depends upon the manner in which they feed themselves.

I laugh, and it sounds like I've been sucking helium.

Delegate it to the manager. You have this really good staff that will take care of everything for you. You just have to delegate it and trust it.

The truth is that finding happiness in what you do every day is so imperative.

No one has characterized market mechanisms better than Friedrich von Hayek

I believe in a democracy and we live in a democracy. We have a titular head of state as the monarch but without political power.

As we do not see squares in nature, I thought that it is man-made. But I have corrected myself. Because squares exist in salt crystals, our daily salt.

As a Goodwill Ambassador for UNIFEM, I've learned that violence against women knows no boundaries. Join me in helping women worldwide who have suffered unthinkable violence.

It just felt really strange to be in demand