The paternalism of the medical industry is insane.

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.

Slogans are mere wordsuck...

Masterpieces, not always distinguished or distinguishable among all the works with pretensions to genius, are scattered about the world like warning notices in a mine field.

True freedom lies within how and if we choose to fly, Perhaps I need to focus on flying,

Eugene is located in western Oregon, approximately 278 billion miles from anything.

When I teach writing, I have a mantra: Be a first-rate version of yourself, and not a second-rate version of another writer.

Thank you Madonna and fans for an experience of a lifetime!

I'm actually scared of horror movies. I'm kind of Scaredy Cat when it comes to that stuff.

Blessed with some success, so I'mma try my best to live my life right. When I see God, he'll be impressed.

You get pseudo-order when you seek order; you only get a measure of order and control when you embrace randomness.

Money is kind of a base subject. Like water, food, air and housing, it affects everything yet for some reason the world of academics thinks it's a subject below their social standing.