"In consequence, science is more important than ever for industrial technology."

"My graduate studies were carried out at the California Institute of Technology."

"My father was on the faculty in the Chemistry Department of Harvard University my mother had one year of graduate work in physics before her marriage."

"The discussion in Washington has changed dramatically. I mean, it's no longer a question of should we address entitlements - it's no longer a question of do we need to reduce spending in the future."

"It takes far less courage to kill yourself than it takes to make yourself wake up one more time. It's harder to stay where you are than to get out. For everyone but you, that is."

"I don't want to wait more than a year and a half or two years between books."

"If you aren't good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone, since you'll resent the time and energy you give another person that you aren't even giving to yourself."