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… — 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
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
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
You move forward through knowledge. You prevail through knowledge. I love the word 'prevail.' Prevail! — James D. Watson Copy Share
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
I don't want 100 different cures of cancer. I want, you know, give me five. So if you had, you know, five medicines, you… — James D. Watson Copy Share
One-third of all female infertility is the result of blocked fallopian tubes. If fertilization could be done in the lab and then the fertilized… — James D. Watson Copy Share
