Quote by James D. Watson

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

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

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

You move forward through knowledge. You prevail through knowledge. I love the word 'prevail.' Prevail!

— James D. Watson

As an educator, I have always striven to see that the fruits of the American Dream are available to all.

— James D. Watson

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

No good model ever accounted for all the facts, since some data was bound to be misleading if not plain wrong.

— James D. Watson

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

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

The way to do great science is to stay away from subjects that are overpopulated, and go to the frontiers.

— James D. Watson

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

I wish there would be more movies about scientists.

— James D. Watson