“Tests conducted before I graduated predicted a future for me in journa...” — J. Michael Bishop Quote

“Tests conducted before I graduated predicted a future for me in journalism, forestry, or the teaching of music; persons who know me well could recognize some truth in those seemingly errant prognoses.”

“During the summer months of my high-school years, I befriended Dr. Robert Kough, a physician who cared for members of my family. Although he was practicing general medicine in a rural community when I met him, he was well equipped to arouse in me an interest not only in the life of a physician but in the fundaments of human biology.”

“Sandy Koufax went to the same school as me. I graduated two years ahead of Sandy.”

“I actually graduated two years early.”

“By the time I graduated from high school, though, I was in a bit of a rebellious phase towards everything I had known growing up.”