The community as a whole doesn't listen patiently to critics who adopt alternative viewpoints. Although the great lesson of history is that knowledge develops through the conflict of viewpoints.

Why do we do basic research? To learn about ourselves.

It's easier to change what you do than people think it is. If you don't change, your field changes around you.

Biology will relate every human gene to the genes of other animals and bacteria, to this great chain of being.

The virtues of science are skepticism and independence of thought.

The interaction of the variation in our genes is what's responsible for lots of our attributes and vigor.

We haven't been able yet to determine in terms of genes what makes a human being a human and not another mammal.

Three billion bases of DNA sequence can be put on a single compact disc and one will be able to pull a CD out of one's pocket and say, 'Here is a human being; it's me!'

Early on, it's good to develop the ability to write. Learning to write is a useful exercise, even if what you're writing about is not that relevant.

The human's place in the universe will be set in the scheme of evolution, the product of our biological inheritance.

We are embedded in a biological world and related to the organisms around us.

Those who stay away from the election think that one vote will do no good. 'Tis but one step more to think one vote will do no harm.

Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.

Long-term meditators can have a biological age 5 to 12 years younger than their chronological age.

Do not get a name as overly lavish or too inhospitable.

I have raced against the clock since I went into advertising at the age of eighteen.

Look what scares you in the face and try to understand it. Empathy is revolutionary.

I really like incorporating elements, and it's also difficult to do in stop motion, which means sometimes I run into problems.

As a leader you have to recognize that it all starts with you: your attitude, your commitment, your caring, your passion.

Comming from your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man

Inspiration in desperation.