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

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.

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.

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

Those very habits promoting emotional distance keep us from experiencing the love we so desperately long for and the love we are meant to give away.

Then Brezhnev grabbed the wheel of power and captained the country with the exploratory heart of a municipal bus driver.

My friend is a former race car driver, so he races for Mercedes, and I root for him. I have a car that I love to race, I'll take it to the track.

don't make me regret this" I said, breathless. " You haven't regretted me once". He kissed me, and I answered so hungrily I thought my lips would bruise. Patch&Nora ( p. 180)

In my life I think I made really solid decisions, and I would stand by them all over again.

I need to give affection and love, because without that, I wither. I need to give that love to someone. Without that, I'm rudderless.

Personal style is about taking a risk, trying something unexpected, and having fun with fashion, but always being true to yourself.

Religion and good morals are the only solid foundation of public liberty and happiness.

America is deeply rooted in Negro culture: its colloquialisms; its humor; its music.

Bitcoin is not a currency for a government; it is a global currency for the people.