“It is common, and encouraged by many journals, for research to be judg...” — Randy Schekman Quote

“It is common, and encouraged by many journals, for research to be judged by the impact factor of the journal that publishes it. But as a journal's score is an average, it says little about the quality of any individual piece of research.”

“I am a scientist. Mine is a professional world that achieves great things for humanity.”

“When I was a postdoc, I jotted every fresh thought on a three-by-five card and kept them in a card catalogue.”

“The night before the Nobel announcement every year, I've gone to bed feeling quite anxious. I was optimistic, and also I knew it might never happen.”

“Our cells engage in protein production, and many of those proteins are enzymes responsible for the chemistry of life.”

“I was driven completely by a desire to understand how cells worked.”

“Scorsese and De Niro taught me to bring out the natural side of myself. And they taught me to think of myself as the average guy. Sometimes the average guy belongs in a role more than your matinee idol-type of person. We have to have people we can relate to.”

“How do you win? By getting average players to play good and good players to play great. That's how you win.”

“Everybody can't have the life of a normal, average American person in India - they can't. So, it's about egalitarianism. It's about sharing things more equally. It's about access to natural resources.”

“I had the benefit of experiencing a hundred times more than the average kid. I don't look back with regret at all. It was the best life ever.”

“My life would be a miracle to the average person, but when you're the poorest one of your friends, and you don't have a jet, and you don't have a Bentley, and you don't have a screening room.”

“On average we're meant to drink 2-3 litres each day, but for regular runners I'd recommend 3-5 litres.”