The glimpses of human strength and frailty that a physician sees are with me still.

At every stage of my career I have had interesting and cordial colleagues, some of whom are close friends.

First of all, many human diseases are influenced by, if not caused by mutations in genes.

My education began in the public schools of Wilmington. During most of these years, from about age 10, I also worked at some job or other after school, on weekends, and in the summer months.

And of course, identifying all human genes and proteins will have great medical significance.

People are not the only interesting organism on earth. From the point of view of scientific or commercial value, there are lots of interesting organisms.

My parents came to the United States in the early years of this century as part of a wave of Russian Jewish immigrants seeking freedom and opportunity in the New World.

As I look back on the last few decades of my life, I am struck by the good fortune that came my way.

Welcome to the 21st century cosmopolitan world where biased thoughts preside over unbiased deeds, simple gestures become overrated gossip materials and injustice is a part of long term justice.

Life is beautiful but we make them in trouble due to our bad actions.

Time is the most precious gift you can give to someone, because if you give someone your time. It's a part of your life that you will never get back.

The way positive reinforcement is carried out is more important than the amount.

I always felt people should live with animals.

I like 'Unsung' but I'd rather have a 'Behind the Music' while I'm still breathing.

Things omitted are often more deadly than errors committed.

Modern society will find no solution to the ecological problem unless it takes a serious look at its lifestyle.

There are many spokes on the wheel of life. First, we're here to explore new possibilities.

The most powerful place you can come from is just having a really deep knowing of who you are and what you want for yourself.