No one may have the guts to say this, but if we could make better human beings by knowing how to add genes, why shouldn't we?
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If you go into science, I think you better go in with a dream that maybe you, too, will get a Nobel Prize. It's not that I went in and I thought I was very bright and I was going to get one, but I'll confess, you know, I knew what it was.
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Pursuing science should be driven by passion and ambition, including the aspiration for great achievements.
James D. Watson emphasizes the importance of having dreams and ambitions in the field of science. He suggests that while one may not always expect to achieve great accolades such as a Nobel Prize, having such aspirations can drive a scientist's motivation and passion for their work.
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ScienceDreamNobel PrizeAmbitionMotivation
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In a graduation speech to inspire new scientists.
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