You can't just live in a comfortable little suburban neighborhood and get your education from movies and television and have any perspective on life. Craig Venter More Quotes by Craig Venter More Quotes From Craig Venter I don't know if the optimists Craig Venter pessimist optimist done I think from my experience in war and life and science, it all has made me believe that we have one life on this planet. We have one chance to live it and to contribute to the future of society and the future of life. The only "afterlife" is what other people remember of you. Craig Venter war believe thinking We have learned nothing from the genome. Craig Venter genome Moving forward in science is as much unwinding the distorted thinking of the past as it is putting a clearer idea on the table. Craig Venter past moving thinking It is my belief that the basic knowledge that we're providing to the world will have a profound impact on the human condition and the treatments for disease and our view of our place on the biological continuum. Craig Venter impact science knowledge Most drugs work on only about a third of the population, they do no damage to another third, and the final third can have negative consequences. Craig Venter drug pain negative Privacy with medical information is a fallacy. If everyone's information is out there, it's part of the collective. Craig Venter medical privacy information I have the modest goals of replacing the whole petrochemical industry. Craig Venter modest industry goal Any virus that's been sequenced today - that genome can be made. Craig Venter viruses motivation inspiration The environment has fallen to the wayside in politics. Craig Venter fallen environment I'd rather have a gold mine with a deep vein of gold and modern industrial equipment to mine it rather than sitting there with a pan in a stream looking for gold, both will find gold. It's a question of how much you find. Craig Venter company-news We're happy to work with them to help move the science. Craig Venter science A doctor can save maybe a few hundred lives in a lifetime. A researcher can save the whole world. Craig Venter save maybe doctor world Accuracy in the genetic field will be essential. Errors in testing could be disastrous. Craig Venter will testing accuracy errors People equate patents with secrecy, that secrecy is what patents were designed to overcome. That's why the formula for Coca-Cola was never patented. They kept it as a trade secret, and they've outlasted patent laws by 80 years or more. Craig Venter more never secret people People think genes are an absolute cause of traits. But the notion that the genome is the blueprint for humanity is a very bad metaphor. If you think we're hard-wired and deterministic, there should indeed be a lot more genes. Craig Venter think you humanity people Show me a highly successful person in any field that has gotten there having a weak ego. You have to believe in yourself, and you have to believe in what you're doing. Craig Venter yourself me you believe-in-yourself The Vietnam War totally turned my life around. Some people's lives were eliminated or destroyed by the experience. I was one of the fortunate few who came out better off. Craig Venter my-life experience war life 'Bloomberg's, you know, for people who don't use the service, provides through the Internet - through specialized computers - information about the financial world. It's a very large data base. I think they have on the order of a billion dollars or more a year in revenue. Craig Venter service you people world As a scientist, I clearly see the potential for harnessing the power of nature. Craig Venter potential see nature power
