156 Quotes by Francis Collins

All illnesses have some heredity contribution. It’s been said that genetics loads the gun and environment pulls the trigger.

What wakes me up at night is this next generation and what’s happening to them. And they’re invariably excited about the science that they’re doing, but invariably anxious about where there’s a future.

I trained initially as a physical chemist, and then, after becoming interested in biology, I went to medical school and learned how to be a physician. So, I’m a physician scientist.

I’m a serious Christian. I take my faith seriously. I try to practice it every day of the week, not just on Sunday.

I think God appreciates that we appreciate his creation.

When I discover something about the human genome, I experience a sense of awe at the mystery of life, and say to myself, ‘Wow, only God knew before.’ It is a profoundly beautiful and moving sensation, which helps me appreciate God and makes science even more rewarding for me.

Science’s tools will never prove or disprove God’s existence.

I believe in the literal rising of the body of Christ. It’s the cornerstone of my Christian faith.

The blooming of a flower is, in my mind, not a miracle. It’s something that we can understand on the basis of molecular biology these days.