Francis Crick

Biology English 1916 – 2004 386 quotes

Co-discovered DNA structure, central dogma of biology

Quotes by Francis Crick

The genetic code is a language, and we are learning to speak it.

Letter to Sydney Brenner 1961

The double helix is a symbol of scientific progress.

Letter to James Watson 1953

The scientific method is a never-ending process of discovery.

Private writings

I am a lifelong learner, and I never stop asking questions.

Private writings

The brain is a complex machine, but it's a machine that we can understand.

Private writings

The most important thing in science is to be persistent.

Private writings

The human body is a marvel of engineering.

Private writings

The scientific community is a global community, and we all work together to advance knowledge.

Private writings

The most important thing in life is to live it to the fullest.

Private writings

I am a scientist, and I believe in the power of science to change the world.

Private writings

The brain is the most important organ in the body.

Private writings

Our minds, as well as our bodies, are to be regarded as machines.

Of Molecules and Men

If you want to get ahead in science, you have to be prepared to make mistakes. You have to be prepared to be wrong.

Interview

It is not often that a scientist has the opportunity to make a discovery that is not only fundamental but also beautiful.

Nobel Lecture 1962

Biology is the study of complicated things that have the appearance of having been designed with a purpose.

What Mad Pursuit

The astonishing thing is that these two quite different approaches, the genetic and the biochemical, have converged on the same answer.

Nobel Lecture 1962

The brain is a machine designed to make us believe we are not machines.

Attributed

If you are a young scientist, you should not be afraid to tackle the big problems.

Interview

The more we know about the brain, the more we realize how little we know.

Attributed

One of the most striking features of the genetic code is its universality.

Nobel Lecture 1962