Stanley B. Prusiner Quotes

• Neuroscience is by far the most exciting branch of science because the brain is the most fascinating object in the universe. Every human brain is different - the brain makes each human unique and defines who he or she is.

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  Unique, Brain, Different

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• Being a scientist is a special privilege: for it brings the opportunity to be creative, the passionate quest for answers to natures most precious secrets, and the warm friendships of many valued colleagues.

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  Opportunity, Creative, Secret

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• Besides numerous science courses, I had the opportunity to study philosophy, the history of architecture, economics, and Russian history in courses taught by extraordinarily knowledgeable professors.

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  Philosophy, Opportunity, Russian History

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• The Nobel Prizes are much more than awards to scholars; they are a celebration of civilization, of mankind, and of what makes humans unique - that is their intellect from which springs creativity.

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  Spring, Creativity, Unique

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• I believe that politics takes a much different set of skills than science. Science is about getting to the truth. Politics is about what people think and how they react.

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  Believe, Thinking, Skills

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• Our goal is to figure out a therapy for prion diseases.

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  Goal, Disease, Figures

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• Concepts are vindicated by the constant accrual of data and independent verification of data. No prize, not even a Nobel Prize, can make something true that is not true.

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  Independent, Data, Nobel

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• In science, each new result, sometimes quite surprising, heralds a step forward and allows one to discard some hypotheses, even though one or two of these might have been highly favored.

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  Two, Might, Steps

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