The only goal of science is the honour of the human spirit, and a question in number theory is worth a question concerning the system of the world.

They cannot count on the press and they cannot count on Congressional committees to bring the problems of the scientific community to their own attention, or to police the scientific community.

Axiomatization is what one does last, it's rubbish. It's the hygiene of mathematics, axiomatization.

Questions have also arisen about AIDS being transmitted to hemophiliacs via blood transfusions.

I am not here concerned with intent, but with scientific standards, especially the ability to tell the difference between a fact, an opinion, a hypothesis, and a hole in the ground.

To address questions of scientific responsibility does not necessarily imply that one needs technical competence in a particular field (e.g. biology) to evaluate certain technical matters.

I object to a legal approach when settling questions of science or scientific behavior.

Originally, in the early eighties, the drug hypothesis was among the first which occurred to scientists.

There exist thousands of Americans who have AIDS-defining diseases but are HIV negative.

What standards are upheld by the scientific community affect the community internally, and also affect its relations with society at large, including Congress.

Roughly speaking, this hypothesis asks whether drug use causes some of the diseases officially associated with AIDS, such as immunodeficiency and Kaposi's sarcoma.

What cannot be done today, will not be done tomorrow. We will find bigger excuses!

We need to develop clean, affordable, and reliable energy sources, and frankly, we need to license that technology to the rest of the world.

Smile. It instantly lifts the face, and it just lights up the room.

I grew up without a lot of money and my parents grew up with far less money. And that's kept me in line. Really in line.

Losers walking around with money in their pockets are always dangerous, not to be trusted. Some horse always reaches out and grabs them.

The first day I can remember looking into a mirror and being able to stand what I saw was the day I had a guitar in my hand.

One of the purposes of life, and selfishly what makes people happy, is building things that are impactful.

The poem is a plank laid over the lion's den.

I may not be great at geometry but I know one theorum. The longest distance between two points is you and your parents.

Progressive politics is not something to be bolted on to another cause.