When I was a postdoc, I jotted every fresh thought on a three-by-five card and kept them in a card catalogue.

Our cells engage in protein production, and many of those proteins are enzymes responsible for the chemistry of life.

I am a scientist. Mine is a professional world that achieves great things for humanity.

I got into science because I thought that, with inspiration and hard work, I could figure out how life works.

It's actually a very unpleasant experience to read a Nature paper, or to read a Science paper.

I was driven completely by a desire to understand how cells worked.

The idea that I could push the envelope using dedication and research and endless curiosity has propelled me in my life's work.

The night before the Nobel announcement every year, I've gone to bed feeling quite anxious. I was optimistic, and also I knew it might never happen.

Be happy about your own life and you'll be amazed at just how much more beautiful you'll find it to be.

In great troubles, we learn to trust in God.

Happiness is.. reading a novel with your Bestie.

There's no one way to dance. And that's kind of my philosophy about everything.

I am hopeful for the American people that we can actually improve the outlook for bringing down costs in health care.

Tomorrow, our seeds will grow. All we need is dedication.

I'm just 'bout that action boss.

We don't do everything the same way we always did it. We just don't.

States Rights died at Appomattox.

I was aware that my nomination was drawing a lot of attention, particularly in the Latino world, not just in Puerto Rico. It was touching.