Things are only hopeless when you lose all hope.

Just knowing that there is no gate to pass through doesn’t mean that we are at the end of the search, not if we are still standing outside that gateless gate.

History has shown us that every sustainable great level of success has always been a product of one's mental programming.

When you don't fit in, be sure to stand out.

I think if a woman describes herself as a brilliant cook, she’s a bit full of herself.

Music is my life, professionally, for nearly 60 years. To be recognized by the academy is still the highest honor.

Wherever we go, across the Pacific or Atlantic, we meet, not similarity so much as 'the bizarre'. Things astonish us, when we travel, that surprise nobody else.

Guns do not make you a killer. I think killing makes you a killer. You can kill someone with a baseball bat or a car, but no one is trying to ban you from driving to the ball game.

I am really fascinated by human beings, fascinated!

I'm not an amazing cook, but I can follow a recipe.

I know you're smart. But everyone here is smart. Smart isn't enough. The kind of people I want on my research team are those who will help everyone feel happy to be here.