I certainly saw science as a kind of calling, and one with as much legitimacy as a religious calling. – Joshua Lederberg
Being successful at a very young age gave me the confidence and the capability to try out other things. – Joshua Lederberg
I get curious about new things. My real strength is going into a field that has not been investigated before, and finding new approaches to it. – Joshua Lederberg
I started on the use of the Internet for scientific communication. Our research group was one of the very first to make really systematic use of it as a way of managing research projects. – Joshua Lederberg