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Whenever I think of how much pleasure I have interviewing scientists, I remember that they're having the real fun in actually being able to do the science.

Science should be the most fun job on the planet. You get to ask questions about the world around you and go out and seek the answers. Not to have fun doing that is crazy.

The best scientists that I've met are those that are humanists and scientists at the same time.

My friends are all geeks. And many of them are scientists who love playing outside as much as I do.

In my experience, if people don't have a sense of humor, they are usually not very good scientists, either.

I was a terrible science student, so I could never be a scientist; my mind doesn't work that way. But I've learned to love the stories around science, and I have so much respect and fascination for the people who can make discoveries and find applications. There's a lot of drama there.

The fact is all of the most highly successful scientists I know work practically all the time.

I love to be a scientist. I've always enjoyed being curious.

A lot of high-level scientists are in fact people of almost universal interest.

One of the reasons I like working with schools is to try to convince women that they can be scientists and that science can be fun.