Francis Collins

The moral law within us points to a moral lawgiver beyond us.

Genetics teaches us that we are all more alike than different.

Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul, but in science, it's the data that sets it free.

Personalized medicine will revolutionize healthcare, but we must ensure equity.

The universe is not only stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine – yet comprehensible through science.

My atheism was shattered by the beauty of a frozen waterfall.

Science illuminates the path, but faith gives it meaning.

The Human Genome Project was a triumph of international collaboration.

We must protect the vulnerable in our pursuit of genetic knowledge.

Life's complexity is a testament to divine ingenuity.

Doubt is not the opposite of faith; certainty is.

CRISPR is a tool, not a toy; we need wisdom to wield it.

In the lab, I find God in the details of DNA.

Science without religion is lame; religion without science is blind.

The genome is 99.9% the same across humanity – let's act like it.

Pandemic response requires science, not politics.

Every cell in our body contains a library of instructions more vast than any we've imagined.

Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth.

The joy of discovery in science is akin to spiritual awe.

We cannot let fear halt progress in genomics.