Jean Francois Paul de Gondi

Nothing sways the stupid more than arguments they can't understand.

A man who does not trust himself will never really trust anybody.

We discovered a mechanism which is like the garbage machine of the body. We need to remove damaged proteins and create new ones in their place, and we discovered the machine that does this.

Under the previous regime of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, I was detained. So was my wife, Serkalem Fasil. She gave birth to our son in prison in 2005.

As a young boy, I did a lot of foolish things. I made a lot of mistakes. And you live and learn.