The education of young people in science is at least as important, maybe more so, than the research itself.

People must understand that science is inherently neither a potential for good nor for evil. It is a potential to be harnessed by man to do his bidding.

All my life I've been surrounded by people who are smarter than I am, but I found I could always keep up by working hard.

I believe that one of the characteristics of the human race, possibly the one that is primarily responsible for its course of evolution, is that it has grown by creatively responding to failure.

If a foreign government had imposed this system of education on the United States, we would rightly consider it an act of war.

Don’t be lazy. Hard work brings happiness. There is no other time to avoid being a lazy. Take that decision now. Kick laziness out.

But the leaders of the OIC could not even accept Mahathir's proposal, yet they talk about respect and honour.

The safety-valves of the heart, when too much pressure is laid on.

You can tune a guitar, but you can't tuna fish. Unless of course, you play bass.

Germany and France are pinning their hopes on young people, in terms of education, science and innovation.

Yes, I love to play drums and bass and guitar and piano. Those are the main instruments I play. That is it.

I don't isolate too much or make the project my god. This helps a lot with negative ideation.

Terrorists are not 100 feet tall. Nor do they deserve the abject fear they seek to instill.

For the first time, I was the center of attention. Everyone watched me as if I were a bomb. Would I explode and cause a disaster or would I pop and cause a miracle?

I have never refused to talk to any authorities or give them any information I had.