John Sulston Quotes

If you patent a discovery which is unique, say a human gene or even just one particular function of a human gene, then you are actually creating a monopoly, and that's not the purpose of the world of patents.

John Sulston

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: March 27, 1942 - March 6, 2018

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I find it significant that, even though contemporary philosophy tends towards forms of determinism, in the wider culture people are deeply into naming, shaming and blaming each other. So we haven't lost that sense of conscience.

John Cornwell

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One novel that I think is an overriding influence in my life is 'All the King's Men,' the most beautiful book written in the U.S.

Andrew Gross

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What fascinated me most was Churchill as a young child. He had a kind of Dickensian childhood. The neglect. And he was a terrible student. His whole life is a study in trying to overcome your feelings of inadequacy.

John Lithgow

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When I am on stage, I give everything. Maybe because of that, I won't last long, but I don't care.

Anna Netrebko

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I really enjoy my privacy and being able to walk my son to school every morning and pick him up every afternoon.

Solange Knowles

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A statement necklace glams up any outfit without feeling like too much.

Tracy Reese

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Arthur is my middle name; George is my dad's middle name.

Rob Kardashian

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I don't see the value of boringly reporting the cold facts.

Rory MacLean

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The reality is that we have missed a lot of opportunities in Iraq because of a failed policy.

Marty Meehan

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I think it's best if there's an amendment that goes on the ballot where the people can weigh in. Every time this issue has gone on the ballot, the people have voted to retain the traditional definition of marriage as recently as California in 2008.

Michele Bachmann

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I played football first. I love football. I'm a die-hard Broncos fan. I loved football, but in the offseason, I started playing basketball, and I just fell in love with the game. I've been playing basketball ever since 5th grade.

Chauncey Billups

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The most interesting conversation is not about why Donald Trump lies. Many public figures lie, and he's only a severe example of a common type. The interesting conversation concerns how we come to accept those lies.

Bret Stephens

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