“LBT pushes the state of the art in telescope performance, and it is a tremendous honor to be named the director. I'm excited by the challenge of completing the ambitious vision and satisfying the partners' scientific aspirations for this powerful, path-finding telescope.”
“[The astronomers credit Hubble's superb vision for finding the disk.] Only Hubble has the resolution in blue light to observe this disk, ... It is so small and so distinct from the surrounding red stars that we were able to use it to probe into the very dynamical heart of Andromeda. These observations were taken by the members of our team that built STIS. We designed its visible channel specifically to seize such an opportunity - to measure starlight closer to a black hole than in any other galaxy outside our own.”
“House prices in San Diego have risen much more rapidly then in the U.S.. But, I think we can explain housing prices in most places, and if they're explainable that means we don't have a bubble.”
“It will be really awesome if I could win in Qatar. I feel comfortable with my game and my putting is good. I've to keep the bogeys off my card at the weekend, more even than birdies you make.”
“It would be a huge weight off my shoulders to win, ... It took me a while to get that will to win back [after Dubai] and I've just got to make sure it does not get in the way tomorrow.”