"It's easier to change what you do than people think it is. If you don't change, your field changes around you."
-Walter Gilbert
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"The virtues of science are skepticism and independence of thought.“
-Walter Gilbert
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"Science doesn't in the slightest depend on trust. It depends completely on the belief that you can demonstrate something for yourself."
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"Early on, it's good to develop the ability to write. Learning to write is a useful exercise, even if what you're writing about is not that relevant."
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"I have the same sense of the power and virtue of knowledge that some people get from a religious background."
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"Everyone wants a hand in the outcome, a piece of the knowledge."
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"I'm selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I'm out of control, and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best."
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