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

There is no scientific study more vital to man than the study of his own brain. Our entire view of the universe depends on it.

Unfortunately it makes the unambiguous determination of triplets by these methods much more difficult than would be the case if there were only one triplet for each amino acid.

A comparison between the triplets tentatively deduced by these methods with the changes in amino acid sequence produced by mutation shows a fair measure of agreement.

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.

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.

It has yet to be shown by direct biochemical methods, as opposed to the indirect genetic evidence mentioned earlier, that the code is indeed a triplet code.

You can do reverse engineering, but you can’t do reverse hacking.

A final proof of our ideas can only be obtained by detailed studies on the alterations produced in the amino acid sequence of a protein by mutations of the type discussed here.

It now seems very likely that many of the 64 triplets, possibly most of them, may code one amino acid or another, and that in general several distinct triplets may code one amino acid.

It now seems certain that the amino acid sequence of any protein is determined by the sequence of bases in some region of a particular nucleic acid molecule.

Les hommes construisent trop de murs et pas assez de ponts.

Using money in one’s attempt to put an end to poverty is like using a border in one’s attempt to put an end to xenophobia.

The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.

I have always been so sure - too sure... But now I am very humble and I say like a little child: "I do not know..."

In many ways, a degree in the history of ideas is the ideal training for an aspiring writer.

When you look at people who are successful, you will find that they aren't the people who are motivated, but have consistency in their motivation.

History may be divided into three movements: what moves rapidly, what moves slowly and what appears not to move at all.

The wretcheder one is, the more one smokes; and the more one smokes, the wretcheder one gets-a vicious circle.

It's the gloomy things that need our help, if everything in the garden is sunny, why meddle?

Some people sleep until morning. Others know they have to bring the morning.