To my father, business was the highest calling, but to my mother, medicine was the top profession.

At Harvard I majored in chemistry with a strong inclination toward math.

Later in the fifties I got involved in kinetic studies using my long forgotten math background.

At the time my dog had a fungus on her chest that wouldn't heal and resisted treatment. I made an ointment with our product and it cleared up in two days. She lived to 17 years.

I was one who liked to work with my hands as well as my brain.

I was born in Taunton, Massachusetts on June 1, 1917, but I actually grew up in nearby New Bedford.

My family background was heavily slanted toward business and seafaring matters.

I'll never forget the fall colors on the Berkshires.

My family gave me the best in education.

In those days I was terrible at athletics and never made a team, but quite easily led my class in academics.

I can't think of any relatives that ever went into science.

The secrets in his brain were like some mesmerizing drug to me.

As I got older, my voice got better.

Digital photography and Photoshop have made it very easy for people to take pictures. It's a medium that allows a lot of mediocre stuff to get through.

The need for some venture of faith still remains; one must stake one's life upon something.

Failure is not about insecurity. It's about lack of execution.

Adolescence is a tough one to be a child actor.

Don’t have a fall back, because if you do, you’ll fall back.

I still don't want to be put in the feminist bag. I'm a humanist.

No human being is the same; we are like snowflakes, none of us are the same but we are all COOL

Those who say they understand Chess, understand nothing