Francis Collins Quotes
Top 35 wise famous quotes and sayings by Francis Collins
Francis Collins Famous Quotes & Sayings
Discover top inspirational quotes from Francis Collins on Wise Famous Quotes.
One of the greatest tragedies of our time, is this impression that has been created that science and religion have to be at war
I'm always feeling like I'm lacking wisdom. This reassurance that one can ask God for that and it will happen is certainly reassuring to me.
The best diet is the one that can be sustained over the long term, combined with other healthful lifestyle behaviors.
All illnesses have some heredity contribution. It's been said that genetics loads the gun and environment pulls the trigger.
We give our kids vaccinations. That's a biological enhancement that's considered not just acceptable but actually admirable.
So much of what we are currently seeing as far as human suffering and misery comes from diseases that should have been preventable but were not.
Faith is not the opposite of reason. Faith rests squarely upon reason, but with the added component of revelation.
The blooming of a flower is, in my mind, not a miracle. It's something that we can understand on the basis of molecular biology these days
A technological advance of a major sort almost always is overestimated in the short run for its consequences - and underestimated in the long run.
A virus is not just DNA; a virus is also packaged up, covered over with a series of proteins in a nice, elegant, well-compacted form.
Nobody gets argued all the way into becoming a believer on the sheer basis of logic and reason. That requires a leap of faith.
When does life begin? When does the soul enter? That's a religious question. Science is not going to be able to help with that.
Science's domain is the natural. If you want to understand the natural world and be sure you're not misleading yourself, science is the way to do it.
Scientists must venture outside their comfort zones to show the public how cool - and how important - their work really is.
Research is so unpredictable. There are periods when nothing works and all your experiments are a disaster and all your hypotheses are wrong.
If God is real, and I believe he is, then he is outside of nature. He is, therefore, not limited by the laws of nature in the way that we are.
I'm a serious Christian. I take my faith seriously. I try to practice it every day of the week, not just on Sunday.
In my own experience as a physician, I have not seen a miraculous healing, and I don't expect to see one.