I have many shortcomings. I feel very lucky to have been able to have what I've had.

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To have the recognition of your colleagues is great. The public attention is a mixed blessing.

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So many of the things I've predicted were technologies that were just sitting right in front of us.

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I certainly saw science as a kind of calling, and one with as much legitimacy as a religious calling.

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I believe I am a person with unusual talents. I think I'd be a liar or stupid if I were to deny that.

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Being successful at a very young age gave me the confidence and the capability to try out other things.

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We are all very individual. You have to find out what you can do best, and be self-conscious about that.

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I wish I had a talent for dropping things as well as taking on new ones. It gets to be quite a clutter after a while.

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A Swedish newspaper reporter called and said, You've been awarded the Prize. I was quite sure it was a practical joke.

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If it takes you 20 or 25 years to establish yourself in one field, you really ought to be careful not to stray too far.

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