183 Quotes by Craig Venter

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.

We have learned nothing from the 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.

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.

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.

I have the modest goals of replacing the whole petrochemical industry.

I don't know if the optimists or the pessimists are right. But, the optimists are going to get something done.

When most people talk about biofuels, they talk about using oils or grease from plants.

We said that once we had finished sequencing the genome we would make it available to the scientific community for free, ... And we will be doing that on Monday morning at 10am.