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James D Watson Quotes

You’ve never heard of an English lover. Only an English patient Picture Quote #1

Nothing new that is really interesting comes without collaboration Picture Quote #1

DNA was my only gold rush. I regarded DNA as worth a gold rush Picture Quote #1

I want to see cancer cured in my lifetime. It might be Picture Quote #1

I don’t want to die until I see cancer cured Picture Quote #1

I do think one success of Northern Europe, which the United States came from, was its willingness to accept innovation in business practices like Adam Smith and the whole Enlightenment. It essentially made the merchant class free instead of controlled by the king and aristocracy. That was essential Picture Quote #1

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The biggest advantage to believing in God is you don’t have to understand anything, no physics, no biology. I wanted to understand Picture Quote #1

Moving forward will not be for the faint of heart. But if the next century witnesses failure, let it be because our science is not yet up to the job, not because we don’t have the courage to make less random the sometimes most unfair courses of human evolution Picture Quote #1

I have a son, who is a... not an ordinary form of schizophrenia, but clearly, cannot take care of himself. And the great fear of then, of all parents is, when the parents die, who takes care of your child? And the answer is: they become homeless Picture Quote #1

If you accept that people are the products of evolution, then you have to have an open mind to the truth. Unfair discrimination exists whether we like it or not; I wouldn’t have married a gum-chewing vegetarian Picture Quote #1

To all those who have drawn the inference from my words that Africa, as a continent, is somehow genetically inferior, I can only apologise unreservedly Picture Quote #1

I have an odd theory on happiness, and it bothers people. My general theory is that happiness is a reward for an animal doing what it should be doing. So if a horse runs, it feels happy. Or if you are too thin, you can’t be happy, because evolution wants you to be tense and anxious, trying to wake up in the morning looking for food Picture Quote #1

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The time has come to seriously ask whether antioxidant use much more likely causes than prevents cancer Picture Quote #1

We should govern our actions by assuming that people are more good than bad. Whereas, most of our social policies dictate that people are more bad than good. That you know if you do something, it’ll be seized by the rich to exploit the poor Picture Quote #1

If someone’s liver doesn’t work, we blame it on the genes; if someone’s brain doesn’t work properly, we blame the school. It’s actually more humane to think of the condition as genetic. For instance, you don’t want to say that someone is born unpleasant, but sometimes that might be true Picture Quote #1

As a child, I lived with being punier than other boys in class. The only consolation was my parents’ empathy - they encouraged constant trips to the local drugstore for chocolate milk shakes to fatten me up. The shakes made me happy, but still, all through grammar school, other kids shoved me around Picture Quote #1

I first became aware of Charles Darwin and evolution while still a schoolboy growing up in Chicago. My father and I had a passion for bird-watching, and when the snow or the rain kept me indoors, I read his bird books and learned about evolution Picture Quote #1

Every time you understand something, religion becomes less likely. Only with the discovery of the double helix and the ensuing genetic revolution have we had grounds for thinking that the powers held traditionally to be the exclusive property of the gods might one day be ours. 5 Picture Quote #1

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I would only once have the opportunity to let my scientific career encompass a path from the double helix to the three billion steps of the human genome Picture Quote #1

Do things as soon as you can. If a decision needs to be made, make it. It gives you more time to change your mind Picture Quote #1

If I had been married earlier in life, I wouldn’t have seen the double helix. I would have been taking care of the kids on Saturday. On the other hand, I was lonely a lot of the time Picture Quote #1

Every time you understand something, religion becomes less likely. Only with the discovery of the double helix and the ensuing genetic revolution have we had grounds for thinking that the powers held traditionally to be the exclusive property of the gods might one day be ours. . . Picture Quote #1

Genes, Girls, and Gamow’ was an attempt, even more than ‘The Double Helix,’ to mix science with one’s personal life. With ‘The Double Helix,’ no one had done it before, but I thought I’d try Picture Quote #1

Whenever you interview fat people, you feel bad, because you know you’re not going to hire them Picture Quote #1

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Here at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, we have genetically rearranged various viruses and bacteria as part of our medical research. In fact, we have been able to create entirely new types of DNA molecules by splicing together the genetic information from different organisms - recombinant DNA Picture Quote #1

My whole life has been basically trying to find intelligent students or, you know, highly motivated students and giving them an opportunity to do good science Picture Quote #1

I started doing science when I was effectively 20, a graduate student of Salvador Luria at Indiana University. And that was - you know, it took me about two years, you know, being a graduate student with Luria deciding I wanted to find the structure of DNA; that is, DNA was going to be my objective Picture Quote #1

The way to do great science is to stay away from subjects that are overpopulated, and go to the frontiers Picture Quote #1

One of the greatest gifts science has brought to the world is continuing elimination of the supernatural Picture Quote #1

I wish there would be more movies about scientists Picture Quote #1

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You’ve never heard of an English lover. Only an English patient (James D Watson Quotes) Nothing new that is really interesting comes without collaboration (James D Watson Quotes) DNA was my only gold rush. I regarded DNA as worth a gold rush (James D Watson Quotes) I want to see cancer cured in my lifetime. It might be. (James D Watson Quotes) I don’t want to die until I see cancer cured (James D Watson Quotes) I do think one success of Northern Europe, which the United States came from, was its willingness to accept innovation in business practices like Adam Smith and the whole Enlightenment. It essentially made the merchant class free instead of controlled by the king and aristocracy. That was essential. (James D Watson Quotes) The biggest advantage to believing in God is you don’t have to understand anything, no physics, no biology. I wanted to understand (James D Watson Quotes) Moving forward will not be for the faint of heart. But if the next century witnesses failure, let it be because our science is not yet up to the job, not because we don’t have the courage to make less random the sometimes most unfair courses of human evolution (James D Watson Quotes) I have a son, who is a... not an ordinary form of schizophrenia, but clearly, cannot take care of himself. And the great fear of then, of all parents is, when the parents die, who takes care of your child? And the answer is: they become homeless (James D Watson Quotes) If you accept that people are the products of evolution, then you have to have an open mind to the truth. Unfair discrimination exists whether we like it or not; I wouldn’t have married a gum-chewing vegetarian (James D Watson Quotes) To all those who have drawn the inference from my words that Africa, as a continent, is somehow genetically inferior, I can only apologise unreservedly. (James D Watson Quotes) I have an odd theory on happiness, and it bothers people. My general theory is that happiness is a reward for an animal doing what it should be doing. So if a horse runs, it feels happy. Or if you are too thin, you can’t be happy, because evolution wants you to be tense and anxious, trying to wake up in the morning looking for food. (James D Watson Quotes) The time has come to seriously ask whether antioxidant use much more likely causes than prevents cancer. (James D Watson Quotes) We should govern our actions by assuming that people are more good than bad. Whereas, most of our social policies dictate that people are more bad than good. That you know if you do something, it’ll be seized by the rich to exploit the poor. (James D Watson Quotes) If someone’s liver doesn’t work, we blame it on the genes; if someone’s brain doesn’t work properly, we blame the school. It’s actually more humane to think of the condition as genetic. For instance, you don’t want to say that someone is born unpleasant, but sometimes that might be true. (James D Watson Quotes) As a child, I lived with being punier than other boys in class. The only consolation was my parents’ empathy - they encouraged constant trips to the local drugstore for chocolate milk shakes to fatten me up. The shakes made me happy, but still, all through grammar school, other kids shoved me around. (James D Watson Quotes) I first became aware of Charles Darwin and evolution while still a schoolboy growing up in Chicago. My father and I had a passion for bird-watching, and when the snow or the rain kept me indoors, I read his bird books and learned about evolution. (James D Watson Quotes) Every time you understand something, religion becomes less likely. Only with the discovery of the double helix and the ensuing genetic revolution have we had grounds for thinking that the powers held traditionally to be the exclusive property of the gods might one day be ours. 5 (James D Watson Quotes) I would only once have the opportunity to let my scientific career encompass a path from the double helix to the three billion steps of the human genome. (James D Watson Quotes) Do things as soon as you can. If a decision needs to be made, make it. It gives you more time to change your mind. (James D Watson Quotes) If I had been married earlier in life, I wouldn’t have seen the double helix. I would have been taking care of the kids on Saturday. On the other hand, I was lonely a lot of the time. (James D Watson Quotes) Every time you understand something, religion becomes less likely. Only with the discovery of the double helix and the ensuing genetic revolution have we had grounds for thinking that the powers held traditionally to be the exclusive property of the gods might one day be ours. . . . (James D Watson Quotes) Genes, Girls, and Gamow’ was an attempt, even more than ‘The Double Helix,’ to mix science with one’s personal life. With ‘The Double Helix,’ no one had done it before, but I thought I’d try. (James D Watson Quotes) Whenever you interview fat people, you feel bad, because you know you’re not going to hire them. (James D Watson Quotes) Here at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, we have genetically rearranged various viruses and bacteria as part of our medical research. In fact, we have been able to create entirely new types of DNA molecules by splicing together the genetic information from different organisms - recombinant DNA. (James D Watson Quotes) My whole life has been basically trying to find intelligent students or, you know, highly motivated students and giving them an opportunity to do good science. (James D Watson Quotes) I started doing science when I was effectively 20, a graduate student of Salvador Luria at Indiana University. And that was - you know, it took me about two years, you know, being a graduate student with Luria deciding I wanted to find the structure of DNA; that is, DNA was going to be my objective. (James D Watson Quotes) The way to do great science is to stay away from subjects that are overpopulated, and go to the frontiers. (James D Watson Quotes) One of the greatest gifts science has brought to the world is continuing elimination of the supernatural. (James D Watson Quotes) I wish there would be more movies about scientists (James D Watson Quotes)

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