#ene

Take young researchers, put them together in virtual seclusion, give them an unprecedented degree of freedom and turn up the pressure by fostering competitiveness. ↗

— James D. Watson

#competitiveness #degree #fostering #freedom #give

My heroes were never scientists. They were Graham Greene and Christopher Isherwood, you know, good writers. ↗

— James D. Watson

#good #graham #graham greene #greene #heroes

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

#after #also #appropriate #bipolar #disease

The luckiest thing that ever happened to me was that my father didn't believe in God, and so he had no hang-ups about souls. ↗

— James D. Watson

#believe #ever #father #god #had

To all those who have drawn the inference from my words that Africa, as a continent, is somehow genetically inferior, I can only apologise unreservedly. ↗

— James D. Watson

#apologise #continent #drawn #genetically #i

Really big people are, above everything else, courteous, considerate and generous - not just to some people in some circumstances - but to everyone all the time. ↗

— Thomas J. Watson

#big #circumstances #considerate #courteous #else

The purpose of writing is to inflate weak ideas, obscure pure reasoning, and inhibit clarity. With a little practice, writing can be an intimidating and impenetrable fog! ↗

— Bill Watterson

#fog #ideas #impenetrable #inflate #inhibit

The Republican Party is terrific at determining how a program will impact the federal budget, but we're not nearly as good as the Democrats in explaining to people how our agenda will directly benefit them and their families. ↗

— J. C. Watts

#benefit #budget #democrats #determining #directly

People can misconstrue closeness for love. ↗

— Stevie Wonder

#love #people

Remember the first time you went to a show and saw your favorite band. You wore their shirt, and sang every word. You didn't know anything about scene politics, haircuts, or what was cool. All you knew was that this music made you feel different from anyone you shared a locker with. Someone finally understood you. This is what music is about. ↗

— Gerard Way

#anyone #anything #band #cool #different