Francis Crick

"Every scientific discovery has a human story behind it."

"The joy of discovery is the chief reward of scientific labor."

"We should not accept as final any answer that we cannot understand."

"Science is not just a collection of laws to be learned, but a method of thinking."

"The universe is indifferent to our hopes and fears."

"To be a good scientist, you must have the courage to challenge established ideas."

"Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution."

"The world is far more wonderful than we imagine."

"Science progresses through successive approximations toward the truth."

"We are all connected by our shared chemistry."

"The brain contains about 100 billion neurons, each forming thousands of connections."

"Life emerged from non-life through a process of chemical evolution."

"To understand the present, we must understand the past."

"The most important characteristic of science is its honesty."

"Nature is the best teacher, if we are willing to learn."

"The future of biology is in understanding the molecular basis of life."

"We must be humble before the complexity of nature."

"The structure of DNA was the key that unlocked the secrets of heredity."

"Scientific progress is built on the shoulders of giants."

"The brain is not a computer, it is something far more subtle."

"We are beginning to understand that consciousness may be more widespread in nature than we thought."

"The purpose of science is to replace the unknown with the known."

"Life is chemistry, and chemistry is physics, but physics is not enough."

"To solve a problem, sometimes you must first understand it."

"The greatest discoveries come from asking simple questions."

"We are made of stardust, and the stardust remembers."

"Science is the pursuit of knowledge for its own sake."

"Every answer raises new questions."

"The beauty of a scientific theory is its simplicity and power."

"We must learn to think in terms of systems, not just individual parts."