Trying to determine the structure of a protein by UV spectroscopy was like trying to determine the structure … - Francis Crick

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When you look at the whole package of energy, the food you eat should match the story you want to live, which means: as fresh as possible, without dullness, repetition, and routine. As colorful as possible, giving delight to the eyes; food is a rainbow brought down to earth. As cheerful as possible, maximizing moments of happiness and pleasure.

Francis Crick

Trying to determine the structure of a protein by UV spectroscopy was like trying to determine the structure of a piano by listening to the sound it made while being dropped down a flight of stairs.

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The major credit I think Jim and I deserve. . . is for selecting the right problem and sticking to it. It's true that by blundering about we stumbled on gold, but the fact remains that we were looking for gold. Both of us had decided, quite independently of each other, that the central problem in molecular biology was the chemical structure of the gene. . . . We could not see what the answer was, but we considered it so important that we were determined to think about it long and hard, from any relevant point of view.

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It is essential to understand our brains in some detail if we are to assess correctly our place in this vast and complicated universe we see all around us.

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The dangerous man is the one who has only one idea, because then he'll fight and die for it.

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