I think what happened unfortunately is there is no policy in the U.S. government to allow these scientists to come to the U.S.. ... There is no plea-bargain policy.

While democracy in the long run is the most stable form of government, in the short run, it is among the most fragile.

We look like we're just crybabies, ... And the world out there is not sympathetic to government scientists who make more money than the vice president of the United States. Let's get real.

It has taken more than a hundred scientists two years to find out how to make the product in question; I have been given thirty days to create its personality and plan its launching. If I do my job well, I shall contribute as much as the hundred scientists to the success of this product.

It feels hopeful, and it feels different. Credit is due the government scientists who are finally saying the right thing and the politicians who are allowing them to say it.

Were we to go with 60 percent at NIH reviews, many of us scientists would be very uncomfortable with the quality.