Top 35 Quotes by Joshua Lederberg

If lifespan jumps by 30 or 40 years, that has enormous implications.

All of civility depends on being able to contain the rage of individuals.

I did get a very fine education, and not just in science. It took some pressure on the part of my elders to convince me that I really should take an interest in humanities.

My ambitions were already very clearly fixed by the time I was 6 or 7.

Life's a hobby.

I think we have to believe we are here for some purpose, and I know there are many cynics who will deny it, but they don't live as if they deny it.

If it takes you 20 or 25 years to establish yourself in one field, you really ought to be careful not to stray too far.

A Swedish newspaper reporter called and said, You've been awarded the Prize. I was quite sure it was a practical joke.

I believe I am a person with unusual talents. I think I'd be a liar or stupid if I were to deny that.

Being successful at a very young age gave me the confidence and the capability to try out other things.