A great demand today is that work should be interesting. This is a recent development in human history, and workers in field or factory over the centuries would have been greatly puzzled by it.

There was a lot pf prejudice back then. But I don't like to dwell on it. I'm just happy that the Tuskegee Airmen are being recognized contributing to the war effort back then.

Let her go on with her life, ... And I'll go on with mine.

We scientists typically are good at doing our research, but we're not so good at communicating it to the public -- its relevance and why we should spend taxpayer dollars to fund it.

Ten years ago, we were hiring teams of lawyers. Today, we're hiring teams of biologists and workers to restore the creeks' habitat. If you're seen as resisting your environmental responsibilities, people will keep coming after you. This creek is going to continue to be under the microscope. We want to be on the high ground of that issue.

[Workers] are gravitating toward places of their choosing, ... Twenty years ago I'd say, 'I can't eat the scenery.' Today I can.