The fact that I smoke.

Long, lingering dementia, followed by death from choking on a fishbone.

Pain and loneliness.

Becoming doubly incontinent.

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

Science for me is a language of peace and the only one I know which is absolutely international. I can talk to a UK scientist or any scientist worldwide about my research and they understand exactly what I am talking about. We may even find an area of mutual interest to collaborate on and together we can make an even greater impact on the world around us.

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

Diversifying means going abroad…Be in another culture, speak a different language, see how other people think. Leave and then come back.

I abandoned surgery, I abandoned medicine. The only person I consulted was my wife when I said ‘Listen, next month, we’re not going to have a salary. On the contrary, we’re going to take all our savings and waste it on tuition fees.’ That’s it. That’s what I wanted.

I cannot tell you even. I have to ask my son and my wife that were with me in the room because I came to say ”hello,” that I’m leaving. And, I was caught in total surprise. It’s wonderful. What can I tell you? Obviously, it’s wonderful. That’s the climax that every scientist can ever dream of. I will not deny that I am proud for me, for this science, for the state of Israel, for my family, for everybody.