One day I discovered that one could get the barrier to internal rotation in ethane approximately right using this method. This was the beginning of my work on organic molecules.

Knowing without seeing is at the heart of chemistry.

From a chemist's point of view, the surface or interior of a star…is boring—there are no molecules there.

I learned English, my sixth language at this point, quite quickly.

I came to a happy Jewish family in dark days in Europe.

I am a teacher, and I am proud of it. At Cornell University I have taught primarily undergraduates, and indeed almost every year since 1966 have taught first-year general chemistry.

If you cannot tie your marketing efforts to actual dollars that the electric company will accept, it’s time to adjust your plan.

Years ago there was an old man I knew that told me he didn't trust me, because people with beards were hiding from something. I told him, "That's true, I'm hiding from the barber!!

Your body and spirit, subconscious and conscious—every portion of you recognizes home.  That is why on the moment of arrival, your entire being relaxes into a contented puddle of joy.

What's the matter with you?" I hissed at her as we followed Kieran and Solange inside.'She's royalty!'"And a vampire, remember?"'Oh yeah, ' Chloe paused. 'Nope, princess trumps vampire.

Sometimes it’s the mistakes that turn out to be thebest parts of life,

Every man who repeats the dogma of Mill that one country is no fit to rule another country must admit that one class is not fit to rule another class.

One thing that I do find really sexy is a girl who's good at crossword puzzles.

Call me crazy for asking this, but, um, are Lissa and I going with you?" "No" "No?" "No.

I don't have to do emails, I don't have to protect myself about anything, I don't have any chain of command. My job is just to try and give everybody the tools that they need to express themselves.

My most basic credo is: I never said freedom was cheap. And it ain't. Never will be. It's been the highest priced and most precious commodity in my life.