James D. Watson Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“I want to see cancer cured in my lifetime. It might be.”

“I think the reason people are dealing with science less well now than 50 years ago is that it has become so complicated.”

“As a child, I lived with being punier than other boys in class. The only consolation was my parents' empathy - they encouraged constant trips to the local drugstore for chocolate milk shakes to fatten me up. The shakes made me happy, but still, all through grammar school, other kids shoved me around.”

“I don't want to die until I see cancer cured.”

“There are many people of color who are very talented.”

“Take young researchers, put them together in virtual seclusion, give them an unprecedented degree of freedom and turn up the pressure by fostering competitiveness.”

“Spotting a rare bird is never worth the bite of a cur. Once bitten by a German shepherd, I knew that I preferred cats, even if they are bird-killers. Life is long enough for more than one chance at a rare bird.”

“Science has always been my preoccupation and when you think a breakthrough is possible, it is terribly exciting.”

“If you succeed with your first dream, it helps. You know, people trust you, possibly, for the second one. They give you a chance to play out your second one.”

“By the age of 11, I was no longer going to Sunday Mass, and going on birdwatching walks with my father. So early on, I heard of Charles Darwin. I guess, you know, he was the big hero. And, you know, you understand life as it now exists through evolution.”