We really think it is a good thing for scientists to spend a little bit of their time either in the community or in schools or helping to train high school teachers.

Because all of biology is connected, one can often make a breakthrough with an organism that exaggerates a particular phenomenon, and later explore the generality.

I think there is value in having practising scientists as leaders of research institutions.

Carpenter: "Call Shen Te, someone! She's good!"Shui Ta: "Certainly. She's ruined.

Leaders do not sway with the polls. Instead, they sway the polls through their own words and actions.

I take [all slings and arrows] for our movement so that we can have our country back.

I think [Mike] Pence is going to represent [Donald] Trump extremely well.

How could anything non-controversial be of intellectual interest to grown-ups?

You cannot fathom your mind.... The more you draw from it, the more clear and fruitful it will be.

More than guided missiles, all the world needs guided men.

Hear all ye angels, progeny of light, Thrones, dominations, princedoms, virtues, powers.

It's good to know how to read, but it's dangerous to know how to read and not how to interpret what you're reading.

If I ever do anything, it actually might be some fantasy elf thing or even some cute, funny thing. Just to do something a little bit out of the ordinary. I've done my superhero gig.