Top 39 Quotes by John Sulston

About John Sulston

These are some quotes by British author John Sulston Scientist, who was born on March 27, 1942.

Title deeds establish and protect ownership of our houses, while security of property is as important to the proprietors of Tesco and Sainsbury's as it is to their customers.

Title deeds establish and protect ownership of our houses, while security of property is as important to the proprietors of Tesco and Sainsbury's as it is to their customers.

John Sulston

In order to protect the market value of a proprietary database, the owner must prohibit redistribution of the contents - otherwise, the information would quickly leak out and be widely known.

In order to protect the market value of a proprietary database, the owner must prohibit redistribution of the contents - otherwise, the information would quickly leak out and be widely known.

John Sulston

There's always a tension between those who would like to garner wealth, and they contribute a lot to society. There's also those who say, 'I believe in the common good. I want that to be enlarged.' They contribute a lot to society. The tension, the debate, between these two views is extremely important to our progress.

John Sulston

I don't want a few extra weeks of life at enormous cost, for example, when it comes to the end.

I don't want a few extra weeks of life at enormous cost, for example, when it comes to the end.

John Sulston

I don't think one ought to bring a clearly disabled child into the world.

I don't think one ought to bring a clearly disabled child into the world.

John Sulston

I believe our basic information, our 'software', should be free and open for everyone to play with, to compete with, to try and make products from. I do not believe it should be under the control of one person.

John Sulston

The fruits of science and innovation have nourished our society and economy for years, but nations unable to navigate our regulatory system are often excluded, as are vulnerable individuals.

The fruits of science and innovation have nourished our society and economy for years, but nations unable to navigate our regulatory system are often excluded, as are vulnerable individuals.

John Sulston

An awful lot of food is thrown away. This you can call a spillover. It doesn't sort of enter into our economic system because it's a consequence of running things in a highly competitive way: the free market, global pricing and so on.

John Sulston

In science, as in business, there must be structures that ensure the well endowed do not use their position to block competition.

In science, as in business, there must be structures that ensure the well endowed do not use their position to block competition.

John Sulston

If we understand the worm, we understand life.

If we understand the worm, we understand life.

John Sulston

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