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DNA was my only gold rush. I regarded DNA as worth a gold rush.

James Watson

Knowing “why” (an idea) is more important than learning “what” (the fact).
JAMES WATSON

Ideas Important Knowledge Learning
If I had been married earlier in life, I wouldn’t have seen the double helix. I would have been taking care of the kids on Saturday. On the other hand, I was lonely a lot of the time.
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Care Children Early Hands Life Lonely Marriage See Time
A goodly number of scientists are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid.
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Goodness Mindset Stupidity
You’ve never heard of an English lover. Only an English patient.
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Love Patience Yourself
Every time you understand something, religion becomes less likely.
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Religion Time Understand
No good model ever accounted for all the facts, since some data was bound to be misleading if not plain wrong.
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Goodness Model Responsibility Wrong
It’s necessary to be slightly underemployed if you are to do something significant.
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Employment Important Necessary Yourself
The brain, is the most complex thing we have yet discovered in our universe.
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Brain Discover Universe
I don’t think we are here for anything. We’re just products of evolution. You can say, “Gee, your life must be pretty bleak if you don’t think there’s a purpose.” But I’m anticipating a good lunch.
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Evolution Goodness Myself Production Purpose Thinking
I have been much blessed.
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Blessing Myself
Already for thirty-five years he had not stopped talking and almost nothing of fundamental value had emerged.
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Age Fundamental Stop Talk Time Value
Do things as soon as you can. If a decision needs to be made, make it. It gives you more time to change your mind.
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Change Decision Mindset Need Time
Never be the brightest person in the room.
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Bright One Liner Person Room
The American public is being sold a very nasty bill of goods about cancer.
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Good Price Production Public Sick
[As a young man ] I came to the conclusion that the church was just a bunch of fascists that supported Franco. I stopped going on Sunday mornings and watched the birds with my father instead.
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Bird Father Man Myself Stop Support Young
The way to do great science is to stay away from subjects that are overpopulated, and go to the frontiers.
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Greatness Population Science Subject Way

DNA was my only gold rush. I regarded DNA as worth a gold rush.

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