"For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far you can get with those two."

"The greatest discovery is to find something you love to do and then figure out how to get paid for it."

"I often think about how small we are in the grand scheme of things, and it makes me feel both humbled and empowered."

"I'm not a philosopher. I'm a scientist. I'm interested in what is, not what should be."

"Intelligent design, as I understand it, means that you have an intelligent designer somewhere. And the problem with that is, if you’re going to invoke an intelligent designer, you have to ask, 'Who de…"