Spreuken over Wetenschap

Saying there is little or no impact on science data quality is not quite the same thing as saying there is no impact on the overall Hubble science program.

We need to retain our quality-of-life aspects like museums, science centers and aquariums.

We basically have a crisis in this country with not enough of our own homegrown talent taking up science as a career and also just with basic science literacy. We have to get more funding for those areas that are going to provide basic research. All innovation eventually stems from basic research, and we have to advocate on behalf of policies that are going to really promote an environment in the U.S. for innovation, because that's going to keep us competitive.

Science and math are scary to a lot of lawyers.

Most people, I think, associate slow cooking with rocket science. They get nervous when they see these things. But I think they are some of the best tools to have around the house.