Top 66 Quotes by James D. Watson

About James D. Watson

These are some quotes by American author James D. Watson Scientist, who was born on April 6, 1928.

It's so difficult writing about living people.

It's so difficult writing about living people.

James D. Watson

I have never seen Francis Crick in a modest mood. Perhaps in other company he is that way, but I have never had reason so to judge him.

I have never seen Francis Crick in a modest mood. Perhaps in other company he is that way, but I have never had reason so to judge him.

James D. Watson

I wanted to see if I could write a good book.

I wanted to see if I could write a good book.

James D. 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.

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 D. Watson

The ever quickening advances of science made possible by the success of the Human Genome Project will also soon let us see the essences of mental disease. Only after we understand them at the genetic level can we rationally seek out appropriate therapies for such illnesses as schizophrenia and bipolar disease.

James D. Watson

It is no coincidence that so many religious beliefs date back to times when no science could possibly have accounted satisfactorily for many of the natural phenomena inspiring scripture and myths.

It is no coincidence that so many religious beliefs date back to times when no science could possibly have accounted satisfactorily for many of the natural phenomena inspiring scripture and myths.

James D. Watson

It is extraordinary the extent to which Darwin's insights not only changed his contemporaries' view of the world but also continue to be a source of great intellectual stimulation for scientists and nonscientists alike.

James D. Watson

I would only once have the opportunity to let my scientific career encompass a path from the double helix to the three billion steps of the human genome.

I would only once have the opportunity to let my scientific career encompass a path from the double helix to the three billion steps of the human genome.

James D. Watson

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

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

James D. Watson

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

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

James D. Watson

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