I never dreamed that in my lifetime my own genome would be sequenced.
JAMES WATSONWe’re not all equal, it’s simply not true. That isn’t science.
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The brain, is the most complex thing we have yet discovered in our universe.
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I have been much blessed.
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There are many people of color who are very talented.
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Biology has at least 50 more interesting years.
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Science seldom proceeds in the straightforward logical manner imagined by outsiders. Instead, its steps forward (and sometimes backward) are often very human events in which personalities and cultural traditions play major roles.
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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.
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A clone of Einstein wouldn’t be stupid, but he wouldn’t necessarily be any genius, either.
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Every time you understand something, religion becomes less likely.
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The biggest advantage to believing in God is you don’t have to understand anything, no physics, no biology. I wanted to understand.
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The pace of discovery is going unbelievably fast.
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Never be the brightest person in the room.
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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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Knowing “why” (an idea) is more important than learning “what” (the fact).
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As an educator, I have always striven to see that the fruits of the American Dream are available to all.
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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.
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