“Ultimately, we'll help the people we discriminate against if we try to understand more about them; genetics will lead to a world where there is a sympathy for the underdog.” PeopleIfsWorldTryingHelpingGeneticsUnderdog Author:James D. Watson
“I recently went to my staircase at Clare College, Cambridge and there were women there! There have been a lot of convincing studies recently about the loss of productivity in the Western male. It may be that entertainment culture now is so engaging that it keeps people satisfied. We didn't have that. Science was much more fun than listening to the radio. When you are 16 or 17 and in that inherently semi-lonely period when you are deciding whether to be an intellectual, many now don't bother.” PeopleMayHas BeensScienceCultureFunLossStudyCollegeListeningPeriodsIntellectualLonelyWesternMalesRadioEntertainmentProductivitySatisfiedBotherEngagingConvincingCambridgeStaircases Author:James D. Watson
“If you succeed with your first dream, it helps. You know, people trust you, possibly, for the second one. They give you a chance to play out your second one.” PeopleIfsKnowsGivingFirstsPlayHelpingDreamChanceSucceed Author:James D. Watson
“I think the reason people are dealing with science less well now than 50 years ago is that it has become so complicated.” PeopleThinkingYearsWellsReasonScienceYears AgoComplicated Author:James D. Watson
“Whenever you interview fat people, you feel bad, because you know you're not going to hire them.” PeopleKnowsFeelsFatsInterviewsFat People Author:James D. Watson
“People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty. I think it would be great.” PeopleIfsThinkingMadeWould BeGirlTerrible Author:James D. Watson
