“I decided that I wanted to become an engineer of the biological world,...” — Frances Arnold Quote

“I decided that I wanted to become an engineer of the biological world, specifically a protein engineer.”

“I did all sorts of things that you wouldn't normally find on an engineer's docket, but it made an educated person out of me.”

“I'm interested in using evolution to move forward into the future, to get biology to do a lot of new chemistry for us.”

“What I'm very concerned about is how do we bolster our self-awareness as humans, as biological organisms?”

“I got a little bit pleased with myself. I didn't buy a Rolls-Royce or anything like that but I didn't see my biological family for a while. I was getting a bit self-important and they told me. They dragged me back.”

“In other words, we are interested in the anatomical and mental characteristics of men living under the same biological, geographical, and social environment, and as determined by their past.”