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
I certainly saw science as a kind of calling, and one with as much legitimacy as a religious calling. – 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
For me, just being how old I am, I know I dont want to be a single mom. I really would rather make it a two-person job. But Ive also come to terms with not being a mother at all. Im actually really good with either direction that my life can take as being a valid experience. – Lisa Edelstein
The trouble with tea is that originally it was quite a good drink. So a group of the most eminent British scientists put their heads together, and made complicated biological experiments to find a way of spoiling it. To the eternal glory of British science their labor bore fruit. – George Mikes