Influenced By Him, And Probably Even More

Through Art And Science In Their Broadest Senses It Is Possible To Make A Permanent Contribution Towards The Improvement And Enrichment Of Human Life And It Is These Pursuits That We Students Are Engaged In.

I And My Colleagues Here Have Been Engaged In The Pursuit Of Knowledge.

Science Is Not Like The Olympic Games Or Something Where There's A Lot Of People All Trying To Win Gold Medals, And If You Don't Get A Gold Medal, You're Nothing. There Are Actually A Lot Of People Working Together And Contributing To The Science - And The Science Is The Important Thing.

Until 1943 I Received No Stipend. I Was Able To Support Myself As My Mother Was The Daughter Of A Relatively Wealthy Cotton Manufacturer.

Influenced By Him, And Probably Even More So By My Brother Theodore A Year Older Than Me, I Soon Became Interested In Biology And Developed A Respect For The Importance Of Science And The Scientific Method.