"One's got to change the system, or one changes nothing."

“Think that you are part of a big construction called science and you are not just a chemist but you are scientist. Be modest but proud. Modest because you know you will not be able to solve other problems because your life is too short. But be proud because you are contributing to it. Some people will bring a small stone to the building and some people will bring a big one but nevertheless no one can take that stone away from you.”

Source : Source: www.lindau-nobel.org

“I'm not really good at skiing or snowboarding, or swimming, per se.”

Source : "Theophilus London Doesn’t Have a Driver’s License, But He Drives Around Anyway". Interview with Bennett Marcus, www.vanityfair.com. February 12, 2013.

“Bob Marley is one of the most recognized artists. He didn't care to be defined. People wondered, 'Is it reggae? Is it rock?' But at the end of the day they were still playing his music and that's what matters.”

“Wherever a man turns he can find someone who needs him.”

“[On Denmark:] ... that little country of cottage cheese and courage ...”

“I realized how important it was to know something about aviation, and it was something I was interested in, so I followed my brother's footsteps and obtained my pilot's license.”

“Allah is al-Kareem, so if He withholds from you it is not on account of stinginess. It is on account of His generosity. He withholds to give.”

“I am one of the happiest people I know. And that's a weird place to have arrived at from being a depressed Jewish kid.”