If we have isolated individuals able to inflict enormous harm, imagine what a single lunatic can do with a nuclear weapon. I think the whole base of civil society is at risk. Joshua Lederberg Read Quote
To have the recognition of your colleagues is great. The public attention is a mixed blessing. Joshua Lederberg Read Quote
Although I am a public figure, I’m still a little shy. I don’t think my own personality is important. I prefer to keep some small dosage of privacy. Joshua Lederberg Read Quote
I was making a lot of momentous personal decisions. I was still very very young: when the prize was awarded, I was 33; the work I had done when I was 21. Joshua Lederberg Read Quote
I think we have to believe we are here for some purpose, and I know there are many cynics who will deny it, but they don’t live as if they deny it. Joshua Lederberg Read Quote
I believe I am a person with unusual talents. I think I’d be a liar or stupid if I were to deny that. Joshua Lederberg Read Quote
As soon as you go into any biological process in any real detail, you discover it’s open-ended in terms of what needs to be found out about it. Joshua Lederberg Read Quote
I don’t believe anybody can really grasp everything that’s even in one textbook. Joshua Lederberg Read Quote
All of civility depends on being able to contain the rage of individuals. Joshua Lederberg Read Quote
Being successful at a very young age gave me the confidence and the capability to try out other things. Joshua Lederberg Read Quote
