I love all my children, but some of them I don't like.
I think that our progress on key diseases over the next several decades is going to be pretty amazing and so I am very interested in that.
Does the universe exist only for me? It's possible. If so, it's sure going well for me, I must admit.
If we can find approaches that meet the needs of the poor in ways that generate profits for business and votes for politicians, we will have found a sustainable way to reduce inequity in the world. This task is open-ended. It can never be finished. But a conscious effort to answer this challenge will change the world.
Solutions to all biological problems are greatly advanced by the sequencing work and the new tools that are created.
To be a good professional engineer, always start to study late for exams because it teaches you how to manage time and tackle emergencies.
Humanitys greatest advances are not in its discoveries, but in how those discoveries are applied to reduce inequity. Whether through democracy, strong public education, quality health care, or broad economic opportunity, reducing inequity is the highest human achievement.
As an actor, you try and be cool, but one of the reasons you become an actor is because you're a film fan. And then you're like, 'Oh my god, Ridley Scott just spoke to me!'
It's always really special to be at the New York Film Festival, and always a real privilege.
It's an incredible rise to stardom. At 17 you're more likely to get a call from Michael Jackson than Sven Goran Eriksson.
Sometimes it's good just to be seduced by the particular cheeses spread out in front of you on a cheese counter.