And I say, “Every single dollar that was spent on the space program, went into the pockets of the individuals who worked on it: the contractors, the subcontractors, the vendors. It went to feed their children, put clothes on their back, send them to school.…If we are going to be the leaders of the world, and we are going to worry about trade balance, if we are going to worry about military systems, or solving the problems of the environment, we are going to have to continue to spend money on research, medical research as well.

Overpopulation. I put my hand up… I am the problem, I have three children. This is grossly irresponsible.

They always say,  “Don’t take your job home.” When you go home, don’t take it. I don’t agree with that.

If I were a religious person, my first question would be "Where the hell is God?" But I never expected him to be on the job.

I never listened to any noise around me. I listened only to my gut feeling and did what I should have

what I'm really worried about and concerned is the lack of the voice of the leadership.

I always chose to surround myself with good people no matter my career. I picked teachers and mentors who promised me a hard life.

if you drive yourself to win prizes, I think you will never get it, as you are busy thinking about it. And secondly, this is a bad way of living life.

The world ‘ageing’ itself is an issue: we do not know what it means.

The achievement is not the Nobel, the achievement is the science.