I told my father I had to try political science for a year. He thought I was throwing my life away.

One of the things that ultimately led me to leave mathematics and go into political science was thinking I could prevent nuclear war.

Science has sometimes been said to be opposed to faith, and inconsistent with it. But all science, in fact, rests on a basis of faith, for it assumes the permanence and uniformity of natural laws - a thing which can never be demonstrated.

For a member to say, 'I'm a lame duck' violates political science 101.

With science fiction there's endless possibilities.