Michael Levitt Quotes

“It's sort of nice in more general terms to see that computational science, computational biology is being recognized. It's become a very large field, and it's always in some ways been the poor sister, or the ugly sister, to experimental biology.”

“Good social media is authentic. What makes social media work is actually having something to say.”

“I love the Swedish people for their detective novels, their archipelago, their sense of humor, their carbonated vodka, and most especially, for their wonderful hospitality.”

“Creativity is thinking up new things. Innovation is doing new things.”

“If you're going to put yourself above everybody else, you might end up alone.”

“When I started editing on my home computer, I said to myself, 'Well, I could be at home studying for a class or I could be at home editing a video.'”

“When I arrived at Columbia, I gave up acting and became interested in all things French. French poetry, French history, French literature.”

“A lot of people, most people who are working, they do it for money. And I'm not saying there's anything wrong with that. It so happens that I made a lot of money already, so I don't have to worry that much about it. I wouldn't fault anybody for doing it for the money, but it doesn't interest me right now.”

“As soon as you are trying to be funny or dramatic, that's when things start feeling fake and boring.”

“Hollywood has the idea that movies have to be dumb. But especially movies for or about teenagers have to be really dumb!”