Home / Quotes / Quote by Jean-Marie Lehn

Quote by Jean-Marie Lehn

“Darwinan evolution is limited to the biological aspect but before that happened the molecules themselves had to evolve to enable this further (biological) evolution.”

Quote by Jean-Marie Lehn

Author

Jean-Marie Lehn

Jean-Marie Lehn is a renowned chemist born on September 30, 1939, in France. His significant achievements in the fields of solution chemistry, molecular recognition, and self-assembly, particularly in supramolecular chemistry, earned him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1987. more

You May Also Like

“We can look at the way of improving the key biochemical processes like photosynthesis itself. A lot of energy is lost to keep the plant cool. So maybe we can think of building plants which are more resistant to heat. Genetically modified plants can be one answer and we can imagine more efficient plants, call them 'energy plants'. And I believe, contrary to what ecologists think, they can still be beautiful plants.”

Thinking Way Believe Looks Stills Beautiful Energy Lost I Believe Process Answers Imagine Building Keys Plant Contrary Heat Efficient Improving Genetically Modified Photosynthesis

Author:Jean-Marie Lehn

“Think that you are part of a big construction called science and you are not just a chemist but you are scientist. Be modest but proud. Modest because you know you will not be able to solve other problems because your life is too short. But be proud because you are contributing to it. Some people will bring a small stone to the building and some people will bring a big one but nevertheless no one can take that stone away from you.”

“The pace at which science has progressed has been too fast for human behaviour to adapt to it. As I said we are still apes. A part of our brain is still a paleo-brain and many of the reactions come from our fight or flight instinct. As long as this part of the brain can take over control the rational part of the brain (we will face these problems).”

Humans Long Has Beens Said Stills Problem Faces Fighting Brain Instinct Reactions Rational Flight Pace Behaviour Apes Human Behaviour

Author:Jean-Marie Lehn

“Modifying ourselves is a natural process because we are a product of nature and what we do is a product of nature. Therefore, if one day we have three time bigger brain and two hearts instead of one (because one is not enough) then this is all part of nature.”

Ifs Heart Two Enough Three Process Natural Brain Products One Day Bigger Three Times Modifying Two Hearts

Author:Jean-Marie Lehn

“The feeling that dreams show us the real nature of reality is something that's shared by many indigenous groups around the world.”

World Real Shows Feelings Dream Reality Groups Around The World Indigenous

Author:Stanley Krippner

“Consciousness is anything you define it as. I tell people instead of waiting, just take any definition that you like, and use that, and run with it! So I don't think the issue is that we don't know what consciousness is. The issue is we don't have a consensus on what consciousness is. Far from it.”

People Thinking Knows Use Running Waiting Consciousness Issues Definitions Consensus

Author:Stanley Krippner

“The body does not end with our skin - it extends into time, into space, and into other people.”

People Doe Ends Body Space Skins

Author:Stanley Krippner

“If people see how we're all interconnected and connected with Nature, we wouldn't have an environmental crisis, we wouldn't have two dozen wars all over the world.”

People Ifs World Two War Crisis Environmental Connected Dozen Interconnected Environmental Crisis

Author:Stanley Krippner

“Being an assistant in a computer lab was the worst job I ever had. It was boring. That was when I was in college.”

Jobs Worst College Computer Boring Assistants Labs

Author:Chris Carmack

“I've been very lucky in my employment over the years. You would think that the worst job I've ever had was as janitor, but it really wasn't, because I was a janitor at my dad's office building when I was younger.”

Thinking Years Jobs Worst Building Dad Lucky Office My Dad Employment Janitor Office Buildings

Author:Chris Carmack