Scientist Quotes

I used ribosomes from very, very robust bacteria under very, very active conditions and found a way - I actually took advantage of research done before me at the Weizmann, the same institute I am now - how to preserve their activity and their integrity while they crystallized.
I wanted to reveal how genetic code is translated into protein. I knew a great application could be for antibiotics, since half of the useful ones target the ribosomes, but I didn't believe I could contribute to it. It was like the next Mount Everest to conquer. It was my dream to contribute something to humanity.
I was born in Jerusalem in 1939 to a poor family that shared a rented four-room apartment with two additional families and their children.
I was born in Jerusalem with a religious background and a rabbi as a father... it was rather poor, but what we did have, we did have books.
I was described as a dreamer, a fantasist, even as the village idiot. I didn't care. What I cared about was convincing people to allow me to go on with my work.
I'm always having to get rid of reporters.
I'm truly glad I've managed to get the public interested in questions about basic research.
If one has curiosity, then one stands the chance of attain a high level of scientific inquiry.
It is a great honor for me to be able to express my sincere gratitude to the Nobel Foundation.
Many ribosomes act simultaneously along the mRNA, forming superstructures called polysomes.
My kindergarten teacher encouraged me to learn, as did my school headmaster, who gave me a grant to study.
My memories from my childhood are centered on my father's medical conditions alongside my constant desire to understand the principles of the nature around me.
My neighborhood didn't really encourage women, though it didn't prevent women from progressing, either.
My parents were Zionists born in Poland. My father was a rabbi who didn't know much about science and ran a grocery store in the neighborhood with my mother's help.
Once, when I tried to calculate the height of the balcony, I broke my arm. Another time, I wanted to see if water moves faster than kerosene. When my father came out to smoke, a fire broke out.
People always talk about the implication and applications of a process, but for me, the goal is purely about knowledge. Knowledge can become practical today, in 20 years, or in 500 years. Ask Newton. He didn't know there would be space research based on his accident with the apple.
People are obsessed with my haircut; everyone wants to do something with my hair before the ceremony. Very senior figures tell me their hairstylist wants to do my hair for free. It's surprising. People from television are interested almost exclusively in aspects of my hair and my hairdresser.
Problems should be solved by talking and not in an aggressive manner.
Proteins are constantly being degraded. Therefore, simultaneous production of proteins is required.
The ribosome is a machine that gets instructions from the genetic code and operates chemically in order to produce the product.
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