Francis Collins

For me, in my Christian belief, prayer is not an opportunity to manipulate God into doing what you want him to. Prayer…

— Francis Collins

God decided to create a species with whom he could have fellowship. Who are we to say that evolution was a dumb…

— Francis Collins

It's interesting when you read the life of Christ how much of his time he spent healing the sick. There must have…

— Francis Collins

For delightfully quirky descriptions of bizarre neurological syndromes that teach us a lot about how the brain works, there is no match…

— Francis Collins

I'm a serious Christian. I take my faith seriously. I try to practice it every day of the week, not just on…

— Francis Collins

I'm aware there are certain products that are being advertised - food products - with 'no chemicals whatsoever.' Well, that would be…

— Francis Collins

As a Christian, but also as a scientist responsible for overseeing the Human Genome Project, one of my concerns has been the…

— Francis Collins

Proponents of intelligent design don't accept that some of the very complex nanomachines that we have inside ourselves could have come about…

— Francis Collins

I took care of young adults with cystic fibrosis when I was in my residency training and found this to be a…

— Francis Collins

Yes, evolution by descent from a common ancestor is clearly true. If there was any lingering doubt about the evidence from the…

— Francis Collins

I'm always feeling like I'm lacking wisdom. This reassurance that one can ask God for that and it will happen is certainly…

— Francis Collins

I don't have a problem with the concept that miracles might occasionally occur at moments of great significance, where there is a…

— Francis Collins

The problem [with genetic research] is, we're just starting down this path, feeling our way in the dark. We have a small…

— Francis Collins

What wakes me up at night is this next generation and what's happening to them. And they're invariably excited about the science…

— Francis Collins

I took biology in high school and didn't like it at all. It was focused on memorization. ... I didn't appreciate that…

— Francis Collins

A lot of people think PMI is the genome project 2.0. No. This is about all the influences on disease - genetics…

— Francis Collins

The human genome will not help us to understand the spiritual side of humankind, or to know who God is or what…

— Francis Collins

My daughter is a practicing physician so believe me I get a lot of the frustration from her. You get it from…

— Francis Collins

Scientists must venture outside their comfort zones to show the public how cool - and how important - their work really is.

— Francis Collins

When does life begin? When does the soul enter? That's a religious question. Science is not going to be able to help…

— Francis Collins

A virus is not just DNA; a virus is also packaged up, covered over with a series of proteins in a nice,…

— Francis Collins

Science's domain is the natural. If you want to understand the natural world and be sure you're not misleading yourself, science is…

— Francis Collins

If you are in support of in vitro fertilization, then you have to recognize that human embryos are being created in excess…

— Francis Collins

I'm a pretty informal guy. I ride a Harley.

— Francis Collins

God gave us free will, and we may choose to exercise it in ways that end up hurting other people.

— Francis Collins