Already for thirty-five years he had not stopped talking and almost nothing of fundamental value had emerged.
JAMES WATSONThe way to do great science is to stay away from subjects that are overpopulated, and go to the frontiers.
More James Watson Quotes
-
-
No one may have the guts to say this, but if we could make better human beings by knowing how to add genes, why shouldn’t we?
JAMES WATSON -
Biology has at least 50 more interesting years.
JAMES WATSON -
Nothing new that is really interesting comes without collaboration.
JAMES WATSON -
You’ve never heard of an English lover. Only an English patient.
JAMES WATSON -
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.
JAMES WATSON -
Knowing “why” (an idea) is more important than learning “what” (the fact).
JAMES WATSON -
Our goal should be to understand our differences.
JAMES WATSON -
I think the reason people are dealing with science less well now than 50 years ago is that it has become so complicated.
JAMES WATSON -
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.
JAMES WATSON -
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 the world for the better.
JAMES WATSON -
There are many people of color who are very talented.
JAMES WATSON -
I have been much blessed.
JAMES WATSON -
Ever since we achieved a breakthrough in the area of recombinant DNA in 1973, left-wing nuts and environmental kooks have been screaming that we will create some kind of Frankenstein bug or Andromeda Strain that will destroy us all.
JAMES WATSON -
Ultimately, we’ll help the people we discriminate against if we try to understand more about them; genetics will lead to a world where there is a sympathy for the underdog.
JAMES WATSON -
A goodly number of scientists are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid.
JAMES WATSON