“If you want to study one of these strange organisms, you had better ha...” — Thomas R. Cech Quote

“If you want to study one of these strange organisms, you had better have a good justification. It's not good to study gene organisation in some obscure insect that no one's ever heard about.”

“The overall view of the human genome project has been one of great excitement and positive press, but there are people who have concerns that are quite reasonable, and they are frightened of things they don't understand.”

“I think there is value in having practising scientists as leaders of research institutions.”

“I was at UCLA when John Wooden was the basketball coach. The next coach was Gene Bartow, who got fired for winning 90 percent plus of his games. He wasn't John Wooden. It's incredibly difficult to replace someone who has been seen as an icon.”

“Music was always part of my life - my mother says I came out singing. I wanted to be Gene Kelly - or Judy Garland.”

“Gene Hackman was a superstar in the '70s - with that face!”