Joshua Lederberg

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. ↗

— Joshua Lederberg

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

— Joshua Lederberg

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

— Joshua Lederberg

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

— Joshua Lederberg

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As soon as you go into any biological process in any real detail, you discover it's open-ended in terms of what needs to be found out about it. ↗

— Joshua Lederberg

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By the time I was 12 or 13, I was studying biochemistry textbooks. ↗

— Joshua Lederberg

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Everybody has to learn for the first time. ↗

— Joshua Lederberg

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I certainly saw science as a kind of calling, and one with as much legitimacy as a religious calling. ↗

— Joshua Lederberg

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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. ↗

— Joshua Lederberg

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

— Joshua Lederberg

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