"As a child of God, I am greater than anything that can happen to me."

"No religion has mandated killing others as a requirement for its sustenance or promotion."

"Science is global. Einstein's equation, E=mc2, has to reach everywhere. Science is a beautiful gift to humanity, we should not distort it. Science does not differentiate between multiple races."

"My message, especially to young people is to have courage to think differently, courage to invent, to travel the unexplored path, courage to discover the impossible and to conquer the problems and succeed. These are great qualities that they must work towards. This is my message to the young people."

"We can no longer expect an Intelligence Community that is mostly male and mostly white to be able to monitor and infiltrate suspicious organizations or terrorist groups."

"The greatest deception is forgetting that the canvas of tomorrow is painted with the actions of today."

"Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honorable courses with a sure hope and trust in itself."

"Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone else's."