I had learned that science is a rewarding, active process of discovery, not the passive absorption of what others had discovered.

I begin with the premise that behavior is an incredibly important element in medicine. Peoples habits, their willingness to quit smoking, their willingness to take steps to avoid transmission of HIV, are all behavioral questions.

All basic scientists who look to the NCI for funding should know that I will tolerate no retreat on the study of model systems and the pursuit of fundamental biological principles.

I had learned of Gertrude Steins bon mot that medicine opened all doors. This prompted me, in different moods, to view my future life as literary psychiatrist, globe-trotting tropical disease specialist, or academic internist.

In general, all cancers have been traditionally characterized by the way they appear under the microscope and the organs in which they arise.

I keep encouraging the pharmaceutical companies to put more money into R&D.

There are three great themes in science in the twentieth century : the atom, the computer, and the gene.