Scientific research is one of the most exciting and rewarding of occupations.

- Frederick Sanger

Science is not like the Olympic Games or something where there's a lot of people all trying to win gold medals, and if you don't get a gold medal, yo…

- Frederick Sanger

Through art and science in their broadest senses it is possible to make a permanent contribution towards the improvement and enrichment of human life…

- Frederick Sanger

Until 1943 I received no stipend. I was able to support myself as my mother was the daughter of a relatively wealthy cotton manufacturer.

- Frederick Sanger

It is like a voyage of discovery into unknown lands, seeking not for new territory but for new knowledge. It should appeal to those with a good sense…

- Frederick Sanger

Influenced by him, and probably even more so by my brother Theodore a year older than me, I soon became interested in biology and developed a respect…

- Frederick Sanger

And indeed this theme has been at the centre of all my research since 1943, both because of its intrinsic fascination and my conviction that a knowle…

- Frederick Sanger

After taking my B.A. degree in 1939 I remained at the University for a further year to take an advanced course in Biochemistry, and surprised myself …

- Frederick Sanger

In this atmosphere I soon became interested in nucleic acids.

- Frederick Sanger