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It's time to let science and medicine, not politics and rhetoric, lead us to good, sound policy.

I think it's important for scientists to speak in their own voices and not just be mediated by journalists or others speaking for them.

Sound science must be a basis to governing our trade relations around the globe.

I would say it's important for scientists to speak out when they can and when they can be listened to.

When we think of scientists, we hear a man's voice.

What we want is scientists who don't become part of the policy discussion: All they do is produce science. If someone becomes an advocate, then I won't pay as much attention to their science.

When science has sent forth her fiat - it is only to hear and obey.

A healthy state encourages many voices - and lots of listening.

The simplest and cheapest of all reforms within institutional science is to switch from the passive to the active voice in writing about science.

Through basic science literacy, people can understand the policy choices we need to be making. Scientists are not necessarily the greatest communicators, but science and communication is one of the fundamentals we need to address. People are interested.