You need a continuous picture of how things are evolving, and not a slow series of snapshots where you don't know how frame A is related to frame B.

I don't like saying 'no' to people, and I'm going to have to learn how to say 'no' more.

Frankly, I guess, I don't really understand why people, why so many people, are so risk averse. You know, there's always ways to wiggle your way out of any situation if you're motivated enough.

We can track and see the production of single molecules, trace them and see how they assemble into structures.

In my opinion, the only real asset one has is one's reputation, right? I mean, any company and institution can go belly up at any time. But if you have a good reputation, you know, you can usually find somebody who can - who thinks they can use what you have to offer.

When I listen to music from different eras, I sense different things. The 1940s music, there's so much optimism and romance, maybe because they just solved the biggest problem on Earth at that time - World War II. In the 1960s, there was so much creativity and innovation in sound.