Quotes by Walter Gilbert

"The virtues of science are skepticism and independence of thought."

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"Why do we do basic research? To learn about ourselves."

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"Science doesn't in the slightest depend on trust. It depends completely on the belief that you can demonstrate something for yourself."

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"It's easier to change what you do than people think it is. If you don't change, your field changes around you."

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"We are embedded in a biological world and related to the organisms around us."

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