- Church
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
Francis Collins Quotes
Most Famous Francis Collins Quotes of All Time!
We have created a collection of some of the best francis-collins quotes so you can read and share anytime with your friends and family. Share our Top 10 Francis Collins Quotes on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Graduate Degree
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I finished up my graduate degree in quantum mechanics, but underwent a bit of a personal crisis, recognizing that I didn't want to do that for the rest of my life. It was too abstract, too far removed from human concerns.
- Man
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
If I'm walking down the riverbank, and a man is drowning, even if I don't know how to swim very well, I feel this urge that the right thing to do is to try to save that person. Evolution would tell me exactly the opposite: preserve your DNA. Who cares about the guy who's drowning?
- How
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
For delightfully quirky descriptions of bizarre neurological syndromes that teach us a lot about how the brain works, there is no match for Oliver Sacks.
- Must
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
One must dig deeply into opposing points of view in order to know whether your own position remains defensible. Iron sharpens iron.
- How
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I trained initially as a physical chemist, and then, after becoming interested in biology, I went to medical school and learned how to be a physician. So, I'm a physician scientist.
- Human
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
My own area of expertise is the genetics of human disease. I was fortunate to be part of the team that found the genes for cystic fibrosis, and Huntington's disease and neurofibromatosis.
- Faith
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I actually do not believe that there are any collisions between what I believe as a Christian, and what I know and have learned about as a scientist. I think there's a broad perception that that's the case, and that's what scares many scientists away from a serious consideration of faith.
- Science
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
Science's domain is the natural. If you want to understand the natural world and be sure you're not misleading yourself, science is the way to do it.
- God
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I believe God did intend, in giving us intelligence, to give us the opportunity to investigate and appreciate the wonders of His creation. He is not threatened by our scientific adventures.
- God
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
If God is real, and I believe he is, then he is outside of nature. He is, therefore, not limited by the laws of nature in the way that we are.
- Me
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
For me, in my Christian belief, prayer is not an opportunity to manipulate God into doing what you want him to. Prayer is an opportunity to have a conversation with God to try to get in tune with what his will is.
- God
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I'm always feeling like I'm lacking wisdom. This reassurance that one can ask God for that and it will happen is certainly reassuring to me.
- Faith
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a serious Christian. I take my faith seriously. I try to practice it every day of the week, not just on Sunday.
- Human
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
As a Christian, but also as a scientist responsible for overseeing the Human Genome Project, one of my concerns has been the limits on applications of our understanding of the genome. Should there be limits? I think there should. I think the public has expressed their concern about ways this information might be misused.
- Give
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
We give our kids vaccinations. That's a biological enhancement that's considered not just acceptable but actually admirable.
- Far
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
So much of what we are currently seeing as far as human suffering and misery comes from diseases that should have been preventable but were not.
- Information
- |
- Nov 07, 2020