My perfect weekend is going for a walk with my family in the park. I don't think there's anything better.

I need to solve the problem. It's no different from how am I going to get my son out the door when he needs to go to school. It's a bigger version of that same type of problem.

One of the best aspects of health care reform is it starts to emphasize prevention.

If you want to change this world, this community that we all live in, then get up and do it. And just start something.

A solid foundation in genetics is increasingly important for everyone.

It is important to democratize personal genetics and make it more accessible.

There should be choice in healthcare.

FDA clearance is an important step on the path towards getting genetic information integrated with routine medical care.

It's just the reality. Everyone's going to die and everyone's going to get sick at some point. But I do believe that there are choices you can make in life that will make you as healthy as possible.

I think the U.S. is falling behind. There's massive government initiatives going around the world and you see that there's a real enthusiasm for genetics.

I guess I'm just fiercely independent.

Nature is cruel. Isn't that right, Daddy? Every living thing has to die. And they're still beautiful. Now they'll stay that way.

For three days after death hair and fingernails continue to grow but phone calls taper off.

I'm from the Vietnam generation. I didn't serve.

The point about zero is that we do not need to use it in the operation of daily life. No one goes out to buy zero fish.

I think our trade policies, for many, many years, have been a disaster. They have benefited corporate America at the expense of working people.

There can no great smoke arise, but there must be some fire.

The way that I sing, what I sing about, what I wear, who I am, this is me. I was born this way.

A stone is frozen music

If he is smart, he will run. He is not.