"This possibility bothered me as I thought it was not advisable to remain in one academic environment, and the long dark winters in Edinburgh could be rather dismal."

Thought, Possibility, Environment

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"This possibility bothered me as I thought it was not advisable to remain in one academic environment, and the long dark winters in Edinburgh could be rather dismal."

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"This time at Birmingham turned me into a general biologist, and ever since then I have always tried to take a biological approach to any research project that I have undertaken."

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"Like many students, I found the drudgery of real experiments and the slowness of progress a complete shock, and at my low points I contemplated other alternative careers including study of the philosophy or sociology of science."

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"I think it was this curiosity about the natural world which awoke my early interest in science."

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"Better understanding of the natural world not only enhances all of us as human beings, but can also be harnessed for the better good, leading to improved health and quality of life."

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"My parents were neither wealthy nor academic, but we lived comfortably and they were always extremely supportive of my academic efforts and aspirations, both at school and university."

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"My 6 years with Murdoch were pivotal for my entire research career."

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"I felt strongly that since the pursuit of good science was so difficult it was essential that the problem being studied was an important one to justify the effort expanded."

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"It was during my time at secondary school that I abandoned religion."

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"Scientific understanding is often beautiful, a profoundly aesthetic experience which gives pleasure not unlike the reading of a great poem."

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"I decided that the University of Sussex in Brighton was a good place for this work because it had a strong tradition in bacterial molecular genetics and an excellent reputation in biology."

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"When you take action-think.When you fail-think.When you are in doubt-think.When you have lost your way-think.You are nothing but your thoughts."

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"Wherever your thoughts and beliefs can take you, you can go there."

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"Give thy thoughts no tongue."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

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Graham Greene, British Playwright

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"The only way to make a great thought great is to share it."

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"Language is the dress of thought."

Samuel Johnson, English Author

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"How can the thoughts be stopped? Tell the thoughts, 'You take care of your own issues; I am not on your side.' That way you will sit on God's side."

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"Of course, in our train of thought, we would all like to think we're on the right track, or at least the same railroad company as the right track."

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"All thought is naught but a footnote to Plato."

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