"The virtues of science are skepticism and independence of thought."
Walter Gilbert"Why do we do basic research? To learn about ourselves."
Walter Gilbert"Science doesn't in the slightest depend on trust. It depends completely on the belief that you can demonstrate something for yourself."
Walter Gilbert"It's easier to change what you do than people think it is. If you don't change, your field changes around you."
Walter Gilbert"We are embedded in a biological world and related to the organisms around us."
Walter Gilbert