Craig Venter: Quotes about thinking

Craig Venter is American biochemist. Explore interesting quotes on thinking.

Craig Venter: 10 quotes 0 likes

“I could trace own EST brainwave to a flight back from a trip to Japan. But, of course, great ideas are often simultaneously conceived by several people who have responded in a similar way to the climate of thinking, and it can be hard to pin down when and precisely how a flash of inspiration is born. Kaplan had taught me that good ideas are a dime of dozen for a smart person, and the only thing that distinguishes good from great is in how an idea is executed—how it becomes reality. Scientific history is littered with stories of one person having an idea but not following through on it only to see another have a similar inspiration and then prove it to be valid.”

Craig Venter

A Life Decoded by Craig Venter, p. 129 http://books.google.com/books/about/A_Life_Decoded.html?id=jx9JsHry1PgC&pg=PA129

People , Way , History , Idea

“Moving forward in science is as much unwinding the distorted thinking of the past as it is putting a clearer idea on the table.”

Craig Venter

"The Genius of Charles Darwin: The Uncut Interviews - Richard Dawkins" (36:30) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E25jgPgmzk#t=36m30s

Idea , Thinking , Science , Past

“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.”

Craig Venter

San Francisco Chronicle http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/10/DD861808G2.DTL

Life , War , People , Thinking