We're not all equal, it's simply not true. That isn't science.

A goodly number of scientists are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid.

Ever since we achieved a breakthrough in the area of recombinant DNA in 1973, left-wing nuts and environmental kooks have been screaming that we will create some kind of Frankenstein bug or Andromeda Strain that will destroy us all.

No good model ever accounted for all the facts, since some data was bound to be misleading if not plain wrong.

One of the greatest gifts science has brought to the world is continuing elimination of the supernatural.

If I had been married earlier in life, I wouldn't have seen the double helix. I would have been taking care of the kids on Saturday. On the other hand, I was lonely a lot of the time.

DNA was my only gold rush. I regarded DNA as worth a gold rush.