You would think that UV just causes mutations, but it doesn't, you need a gene to be active for it.

It was like stepping on to an escalator; I could do anything. I was just made for science.

The idea that ageing was subject to control was completely unexpected.

Life's too short to not be around nice people.

I eat some fruit every day, but not too much and almost no processed food. I stay away from sweets, except 80 per cent chocolate.

In principle, if you understood the mechanisms of keeping things repaired, you could keep things going indefinitely.

Imagine that: If you could change one of the genes in an experiment, an aging gene, maybe you could slow down aging and extend lifespan.

I have always gotten a thrill, a kick, from learning new things.

Age is the single largest risk factor for an enormous number of diseases. So if you can essentially postpone aging, then you can have beneficial effects on a whole wide range of disease.

Maybe one day we will be able to take a pill that keeps us young and healthy much longer. I believe in my heart that this will happen.

You could have two completely different careers if you could stay healthy to 90. How fascinating that would be.

Constant dedication brings constant prosperity

Just rest and soon enough, you'll be home." I assured her as she slowly closed her eyes and the smile on her face faded.

What we see depends mainly on what we look for

...the demands of writing and of real life are not always similar.

Ive been blessed to be in a position to share (my experiences).

If you think you know where you're going to be 10 years from now, that's where you're at now. You're just putting it off.

I remember my Republican Party as fiscally conservative, as caring about the environment.

The trouble is, old age is not interesting until one gets there. It's a foreign country with an unknown language to the young and even to the middle-aged.

Receptivity requires a nimbleness, a fine-honed sensitivity in order to let one's self be the vehicle of whatever vision may emerge.

The trick is to realize that after giving your best, there's nothing more to give.