Science has always been my preoccupation and when you think a breakthrough is possible, it is terribly exciting.

Today, the theory of evolution is an accepted fact for everyone but a fundamentalist minority, whose objections are based not on reasoning but on doctrinaire adherence to religious principles.

Science moves with the spirit of an adventure characterized both by youthful arrogance and by the belief that the truth, once found, would be simple as well as pretty.

Knowing "why" (an idea) is more important than learning "what" (the fact).

It's necessary to be slightly underemployed if you are to do something significant.

No one may have the guts to say this, but if we could make better human beings by knowing how to add genes, why shouldn't we?

We're not all equal, it's simply not true. That isn't science.

Whenever you interview fat people, you feel bad, because you know you're not going to hire them.

Our goal should be to understand our differences.

The way to do great science is to stay away from subjects that are overpopulated, and go to the frontiers.

Never be the brightest person in the room.

The problem with being a liar is you can never believe anyone else.

If there be a God, I think he would like me to paint Africa British-Red as possible.

How is it possible to hold such anger against something you don't believe in?

Considering how dangerous everything is, nothing is really very frightening.

Oh my God, sociability is just a big smile and a big smile is nothing but teeth, I wish I could just stay up here and rest and be kind." But somebody brought up some wine and that started me off.

I'd rather share the glory of a hit than star by myself in a flop.

We rarely grow when we're happy, we grow when we hurt.

Transporting Americans is and should be one of the most important functions our government must address.

Pope Paul III was the greatest thief in the history of the church.

Id like to imagine that in order to beat me a person would have to play almost perfect tennis.