Randy Schekman Quotes

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• It's actually a very unpleasant experience to read a Nature paper, or to read a Science paper.
• I got into science because I thought that, with inspiration and hard work, I could figure out how life works.
• The night before the Nobel announcement every year, I've gone to bed feeling quite anxious. I was optimistic, and also I knew it might never…
• I was driven completely by a desire to understand how cells worked.
• It is common, and encouraged by many journals, for research to be judged by the impact factor of the journal that publishes it. But as…
• I am a scientist. Mine is a professional world that achieves great things for humanity.
• Everything I did in high school was focused on microbiology, looking at things like algae under a microscope for hours on end. When I was…
• The idea that I could push the envelope using dedication and research and endless curiosity has propelled me in my life's work.
• When I was a postdoc, I jotted every fresh thought on a three-by-five card and kept them in a card catalogue.
• Our cells engage in protein production, and many of those proteins are enzymes responsible for the chemistry of life.
• The prevailing structures of personal reputation and career advancement mean the biggest rewards often follow the flashiest work, not the best.
• Just as Wall Street needs to break the hold of the bonus culture, which drives risk-taking that is rational for individuals but damaging to the…

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