My whole life has been basically trying to find intelligent students or, you know, highly motivated students and giving them an opportunity… — James D. Watson Copy Share Image
Spotting a rare bird is never worth the bite of a cur. Once bitten by a German shepherd, I knew that I… — James D. Watson Copy Share Image
“At lunch Francis winged into the Eagle to tell everyone within hearing distance that we had found the secret of life.” — James D. Watson Copy Share Image
If I had been married earlier in life, I wouldn't have seen the double helix. I would have been taking care of… — James D. Watson Copy Share Image
For all my life, America was the place to be. And we somehow continue to be the place where there are real… — James D. Watson Copy Share Image
Remember, grab you're future with both hands and mold it into what you want it to be. It's the determined, who create… — James D. Watson Copy Share Image
I was always very curious about what a scientist's life was like when I was young. Of course, when I was young,… — James D. Watson Copy Share Image
'Genes, Girls, and Gamow' was an attempt, even more than 'The Double Helix,' to mix science with one's personal life. With 'The… — James D. Watson Copy Share Image
I turned against the left wing because they don't like genetics, because genetics implies that sometimes in life we fail because we… — James D. Watson Copy Share Image
By the age of 11, I was no longer going to Sunday Mass, and going on birdwatching walks with my father. So… — James D. Watson Copy Share Image
As a child, I lived with being punier than other boys in class. The only consolation was my parents' empathy - they encouraged constant… — James D. Watson Copy Share Image
Take young researchers, put them together in virtual seclusion, give them an unprecedented degree of freedom and turn up the pressure by fostering competitiveness. — James D. Watson Copy Share Image
Polls consistently show that the majority of Americans favour research using embryonic stem cells and yet politicians continue to pander to the outspoken religious… — James D. Watson Copy Share Image
You move forward through knowledge. You prevail through knowledge. I love the word 'prevail.' Prevail! — James D. Watson Copy Share Image
As an educator, I have always striven to see that the fruits of the American Dream are available to all. — James D. Watson Copy Share Image
The brain is the last and grandest biological frontier, the most complex thing we have yet discovered in our universe. It contains hundreds of… — James D. Watson Copy Share Image
No good model ever accounted for all the facts, since some data was bound to be misleading if not plain wrong. — James D. Watson Copy Share Image
One could not be a successful scientist without realizing that, in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers and mothers of scientists, a… — James D. Watson Copy Share Image
If we could honestly promise young couples that we knew how to give them offspring with superior character, why should we assume they would… — James D. Watson Copy Share Image
The way to do great science is to stay away from subjects that are overpopulated, and go to the frontiers. — James D. Watson Copy Share Image
Remember, grab you're future with both hands and mold it into what you want it to be. It's the determined, who create the life… — James D. Watson Copy Share Image
