All James D. Watson Quotes
- As an educator, I have always striven to see that the fruits of the American Dream are available to all. All
- I am thrilled to see my genome. Funny
- I have been much blessed. Been
- I never dreamed that in my lifetime my own genome would be sequenced. Dreamed
- I think the reason people are dealing with science less well now than 50 years ago is that it has become so complicated. Ago
- I wanted to see if I could write a good book. Book
- My heroes were never scientists. They were Graham Greene and Christopher Isherwood, you know, good writers. Christopher
- Our goal should be to understand our differences. Differences
- Science has always been my preoccupation and when you think a breakthrough is possible, it is terribly exciting. Been
- Some think there is something wrong about enhancing people. Enhancing
- The luckiest thing that ever happened to me was that my father didn't believe in God, and so he had no hang-ups about souls. Believe
- The pace of discovery is going unbelievably fast. Discovery
- There are many people of color who are very talented. Color
- We're not all equal, it's simply not true. That isn't science. All
- You've never heard of an English lover. Only an English patient. English
- Science moves with the spirit of an adventure characterized both by youthful arrogance and by the belief that the truth, once found, would be simple… Adventure
- 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… Becomes
- Already for thirty-five years he had not stopped talking and almost nothing of fundamental value had emerged. Almost Nothing
- For all my life, America was the place to be. And we somehow continue to be the place where there are real opportunities to change… All
- 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… Billion
- If we could honestly promise young couples that we knew how to give them offspring with superior character, why should we assume they would decline?… Assume
- By the age of 11, I was no longer going to Sunday Mass, and going on birdwatching walks with my father. So early on, I… Age
- 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… All
- 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… Accept
- Great wealth could make an enormous difference over the next decade if they sensibly support the scientific elite. Just the elite. Because the elite makes… Decade