All Aubrey de Grey Quotes
- [Anti-aging therapies will] never be perfect, but we'll be able to fix the things that 200-year-olds die of before we have any 200-year-olds, and the… Able
- It's not just about life, of course; it's about healthy life. Getting frail and miserable and dependent is no fun, whether or not dying may… Course
- I think it's reasonable to suppose that one could oscillate between being biologically 20 and biologically 25 indefinitely. Biologically
- Celebrating the future is about celebrating a better world: a world in which everyone's life is easier and their health is maintained longer. It’ll be… Absolutely
- The scientific method actually correctly uses the most direct evidence as the most reliable, because that's the way you are least likely to get led… Astray
- Accept the difficulty of what you cannot yet change. But do not accept the impossibility of ever changing it. Accept
- Wikipedia was a big help for science, especially science communication, and it shows no sign of diminishing in importance. Big
- The biggest handicap in research is an ability to think outside the box. The handicap is being encumbered by all the conventional wisdom in a… Ability
- Public enthusiasm for new advances is a key ingredient in influencing policy-makers to stimulate follow-up work with suitable funding, and it can be achieved far… Achieved
- Some things tend not to work so well for science - things that rely on substantial written contributions by key experts are a case in… Case
- My approach is to start from the straightforward principle that our body is a machine. A very complicated machine, but none the less a machine,… Approach
- The aim is to postpone frailty, postpone degenerative disease, debilitation and so on and thereby shorten the period at the end of life, which is… Aim
- What I actually wanted to do with my life is make a difference to the world. That led me into science very quickly. Actually Wanted
- The right to choose to live or to die is the most fundamental right there is; conversely, the duty to give others that opportunity to… Ability
- There is no difference between saving lives and extending lives, because in both cases we are giving people the chance of more life. Both
- If changing our world is playing God, it is just one more way in which God made us in His image. Changing