I can't ever remember not wanting to be a scientist.

The thing that sets Mars apart is that it is the one planet that is enough like Earth that you can imagine life possibly once having taken hold there.

I want to make as many people as possible feel like they are part of this adventure. We are going to give everybody a sense of what exploring the surface of another world is really like.

We didn't know if the rover could climb up or down the hills of the crater.

That's really what science is just trying to figure stuff out, and I like figuring stuff out.

The rocks, to a great extent, look swept clean. It's a much cleaner surface than what we had a right to hope for.

Mars is telling us something. I'm not sure what it is because It's speaking martian. But it's telling us something

These rovers are living on borrowed time. We're so past warranty on them. You try to push them hard every day because we're living day to day.

My style of leadership is to lead with the lightest touch that I possibly can.

There's no way to actually turn the rover off.

Having been given that public trust, we have a responsibility to share with the public.

One thing I've learned is that in the midst of your darkest moments of tribulation, there is no such thing as mass friends.

Not until you spread your wings

There's nothing worse than when someone takes a community education course and becomes an expert on how yoga is the best way to burn the visceral fat that's housed deep in your abdomen.

Everything you do with Palestinians in Israel someone will criticize.

I think 'Y&R's future is contingent upon the ratings. Obviously, none of the soaps are kept alive for the sake of loyalty. It's all about ratings. It's show business. Period.

I am a feminist and I have no problems being called that.

Perseverance is king.

I was also a big Woody Allen fan. When I got into college I listened to Lenny Bruce but it's taken me years to put him into context historically and really get what he did.

Ugly design should be rejected, just like nonfunctional design is rejected, just like nonenvironmentally conscious design should be rejected. It's a value.

To make a fine gentleman, several trades are required, but chiefly a barber.