The Nobel Prizes are much more than awards to scholars; they are a celebration of civilization, of mankind, and of what makes humans unique - that is their intellect from which springs creativity.

Besides numerous science courses, I had the opportunity to study philosophy, the history of architecture, economics, and Russian history in courses taught by extraordinarily knowledgeable professors.

I believe that politics takes a much different set of skills than science. Science is about getting to the truth. Politics is about what people think and how they react.

Our goal is to figure out a therapy for prion diseases.

In science, each new result, sometimes quite surprising, heralds a step forward and allows one to discard some hypotheses, even though one or two of these might have been highly favored.

Concepts are vindicated by the constant accrual of data and independent verification of data. No prize, not even a Nobel Prize, can make something true that is not true.

Once upon a time – for that is how all stories should begin – there was a boy who lost his mother.

If there be a faith that can move mountains it is faith in one's own power.

I am grateful every morning I wake up. I've a big family full of kids, who laugh all the time and love each other.

People have always thought of me as someone who's very classical,when in fact I've led a rather unconventional life.

Sentences are not as such either true or false.

I'm layering away: sauce, noodles, I belong to you, cheese, sauce, my heart is yours, noodles, cheese, I hear your soul in your music, cheese, cheese, CHEESE.

I'm funkier than a locker room after a hoop game.

As a husband and as a father of girls, I cannot imagine any woman in my family making the sacrifice of sanity required to run for office. The limited reward for public service cannot blunt the cost.

I am determined and ready to be a commodity that fulfills everyone's fantasies.

Pray you now, forget and forgive.