183 Quotes by Craig Venter

Life was so cheap in Vietnam. That is where my sense of urgency comes from.

I willed myself through a junior college to a university and, ultimately, a Ph.D.

The trouble is the field of science, medicine, universities, biotech companies - you name it - have been so splintered, layers, sub-divided, hacked that people can spend their entire career studying one tiny little cog of life.

I wrote an editorial piece in 'Science' about the nightly data release and how I thought it was bad for science as a field, I think a few years before Celera was formed.

The chemistry from compounds in the environment is orders of magnitude more complex than our best chemists can produce.

I suppose if there's a set of genes I have, it's detesting authority.

People are comprised of sets of DNA from each parent. If you looked at just the DNA from your father, it wouldn't tell you who you really are.

The gene 'klotho' was named after the Greek Fate purported to spin the thread of life, because it contributes to longevity.

The future of society is 100% dependent on scientific advances.