I don't recall my parents ever steering me toward or away from science. It was more that I was steered toward learning and excellence in the classroom.

In little localized pockets, the universe is capable of building some beautiful complexity.

The realization that baryonic matter is only a trace component of the universe revealed our understanding of the cosmos as shockingly incomplete and was one of the milestones that ushered in the era of modern cosmology.

I take comfort in the fact that it is a beautiful universe, and we belong here and that we fit. This is our home.

Throughout my whole racing career, I was always asked about being a woman in a man's world. Interestingly when you are in that world, there's no reason for it to be a man's world, there are successful women and I didn't find there to be any barriers to stop me from being successful.

Synergy and serendipity often play a big part in medical and scientific advances.

I think that what 'Oz' did is it spawned a great generation of television production. But people know its place in television and just in great dramas. It's the foundation of my career. Most producers, show runners, directors, and casting directors put me in movies based on my performance in that show.

I'll look back on my career as a whole and at parts of it and say I should have enjoyed that more. I suppose that's my own fault.