Charles Best

The early days were filled with uncertainty, but also with an incredible sense of purpose.

The pursuit of medical knowledge is a continuous race against disease.

Every experiment, whether successful or not, teaches us something valuable.

The true measure of a scientist's contribution is not in accolades, but in the lives touched and improved.

We stand on the shoulders of giants, and it is our duty to continue their work.

Insulin is not a cure for diabetes; it's a treatment. The cure will come when we understand the cause.

We were so busy trying to save lives, we hardly had time to worry about who got the credit.

Some people think research is glamorous. It's mostly just washing glassware and hoping for the best.

The greatest discovery of all is to know that you don't know everything.

If you want to make a discovery, you have to be prepared to be wrong a lot.

Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn a living at it.

The only thing worse than not knowing is thinking you know when you don't.

We didn't invent insulin; we just found it. Nature did the hard work.

The best way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas.

Progress in science is often made by people who are too stubborn to give up.

A good experiment is one that tells you something you didn't expect.

The only thing more frustrating than a failed experiment is a successful one you can't explain.

If you're not making mistakes, you're not trying hard enough.

The history of medicine is full of brilliant ideas that turned out to be wrong.

We were just two young men with a crazy idea and a lot of dirty flasks.