I have the same sense of the power and virtue of knowledge that some people get from a religious background. – Walter Gilbert
Early on, its good to develop the ability to write. Learning to write is a useful exercise, even if what youre writing about is not that relevant. – Walter Gilbert
Its easier to change what you do than people think it is. If you dont change, your field changes around you. – Walter Gilbert
Science doesnt in the slightest depend on trust. It depends completely on the belief that you can demonstrate something for yourself. – Walter Gilbert
Luckless is the country in which the symbols of procreation are the objects of shame, while the agents of destruction are honored! And yet you call that member your pudendum, or shameful part, as if there were anything more glorious than creating life, or anything more atrocious than taking it away. – Savinien Cyrano De Bergerac