Siddhartha Mukherjee Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I am a scientist and I am a physician. So I write papers.”

“Most days, I go home and I feel rejuvenated. I feel ebullient.”

“I had seen cancer at a more cellular level as a researcher. The first time I entered the cancer ward, my first instinct was to withdraw from what was going on - the complexity, the death. It was a very bleak time.”

“I think the way we think about cancer, the way we treat cancer, has dramatically changed in the last century. There is an enormous amount of options that a physician can provide today, right down from curing patients, treating patients or providing patients with psychic solace or pain relief.”

“There is a duality in recognising what an incredible disease it is - in terms of its origin, that it emerges out of a normal cell. It's a reminder of what a wonderful thing a normal cell is. In a very cold, scientific sense, I think a cancer cell is a kind of biological marvel.”

“I think when we use 'stress', we are often using a kind of dummy word to try to fit many different things into one big category.”

“Cell culture is a little like gardening. You sit and you look at cells, and then you see something and say, 'You know, that doesn't look right'.”

“Postwar U.S. was the world's leader in science and technology. The investment in science research was staggering.”

“I believe the biggest breakthroughs on cancer could come from brilliant researchers based in India.”

“I think the cardinal rule of learning to write is learning to read first. I learned to write by learning to read.”