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Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Quotes

My childhood and adolescence were filled with visiting scientists from both India and abroad, many of whom would stay with us. A life of science struck me as being both interesting and particularly international in its character Picture Quote #1

I am still the same person doing the same science. Why are people so impressed when some academy in Sweden gives an award? Picture Quote #1

We are all human beings, and our nationality is simply an accident of birth Picture Quote #1

I had an excellent math and physics teacher in high school named T.C. Patel, and in the university, I had truly dedicated professors in both physics and mathematics who gave me a sound foundation with which to pursue graduate studies Picture Quote #1

Science today is a highly collaborative exercise, and to convert it into a contest, as the Nobel does, is a bad way to look at science Picture Quote #1

Unusually for an Indian man of his generation, my father, being aware of my mother’s intellectual abilities, encouraged her to go abroad by herself to obtain a Ph.D Picture Quote #1

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We live in an increasingly technological world where the issues are quite complex and based on some complicated science Picture Quote #1

I think we are intrinsically prone to being irrational and superstitious. A lot of it comes from our fear of the unknown and the fear of a lack of control over our fate Picture Quote #1

If you go to a second-rate place, and you are first-rate, it is very difficult to do first-rate work because you do not get that critical feedback you need for first-rate work on a daily basis Picture Quote #1

If I were to take an undergraduate chemistry exam, I would probably fail Picture Quote #1

It’s not about where you were born or where you come from that makes you a good scientist. What you need are good teachers, co-students, facilities Picture Quote #1

My mother, R. Rajalakshmi, taught at Annamalai University in Chidambaram, and during the day, I was well cared for by aunts and grandparents in the usual way of an extended Indian family Picture Quote #1

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My childhood and adolescence were filled with visiting scientists from both India and abroad, many of whom would stay with us. A life of science struck me as being both interesting and particularly international in its character (Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Quotes) I am still the same person doing the same science. Why are people so impressed when some academy in Sweden gives an award? (Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Quotes) We are all human beings, and our nationality is simply an accident of birth (Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Quotes) I had an excellent math and physics teacher in high school named T.C. Patel, and in the university, I had truly dedicated professors in both physics and mathematics who gave me a sound foundation with which to pursue graduate studies. (Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Quotes) Science today is a highly collaborative exercise, and to convert it into a contest, as the Nobel does, is a bad way to look at science. (Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Quotes) Unusually for an Indian man of his generation, my father, being aware of my mother’s intellectual abilities, encouraged her to go abroad by herself to obtain a Ph.D. (Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Quotes) We live in an increasingly technological world where the issues are quite complex and based on some complicated science. (Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Quotes) I think we are intrinsically prone to being irrational and superstitious. A lot of it comes from our fear of the unknown and the fear of a lack of control over our fate. (Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Quotes) If you go to a second-rate place, and you are first-rate, it is very difficult to do first-rate work because you do not get that critical feedback you need for first-rate work on a daily basis. (Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Quotes) If I were to take an undergraduate chemistry exam, I would probably fail (Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Quotes) It’s not about where you were born or where you come from that makes you a good scientist. What you need are good teachers, co-students, facilities. (Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Quotes) My mother, R. Rajalakshmi, taught at Annamalai University in Chidambaram, and during the day, I was well cared for by aunts and grandparents in the usual way of an extended Indian family. (Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Quotes)