Top 35 Quotes by Joshua Lederberg

If you wanted to dissect the structure of living cells, genetic analysis was an extremely powerful method, so my interest turned to that.

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

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

I wish I had a talent for dropping things as well as taking on new ones. It gets to be quite a clutter after a while.

Everybody has to learn for the first time.

I hope I've lived a life of science whose style will encourage younger people.

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

Although I am a public figure, I'm still a little shy. I don't think my own personality is important. I prefer to keep some small dosage of privacy.

When I was in high school, I became interested in cytochemistry: chemical analysis under the microscope, and trying to understand the composition of cells.

I have many shortcomings. I feel very lucky to have been able to have what I've had.