There is no question that plants have [all] kinds of sensitivities. But just because they sit there, anybody walking down the road considers them just a plastic area to look at, [as if] they're not really alive.

I know [my corn plants] intimately, and I find it a great pleasure to know them.

I never thought of stopping, and I just hated sleeping. I can't imagine having a better life.

It might seem unfair to reward a person for having so much pleasure over the years, asking the maize plant to solve specific problems and then watching its responses.

When you know you're right, you don't care what others think. You know sooner or later it will come out in the wash.