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Biologists must constantly keep in mind that what they see was not designed, but rather evolved. — Francis Crick

If you want to understand function, study structure, — Francis Crick

Evolution is cleverer than you are. — Francis Crick

Avoid the temptation to work so hard that there is no time left for serious thinking. — Francis Crick

A theory should not attempt to explain all the facts, because some of the facts are wrong — Francis Crick

Rather than believe that Watson and Crick made the DNA structure, I would rather stress that the structure made Watson and Crick. — Francis Crick

Christianity may be OK between consenting adults in private but should not be taught to young children. — Francis Crick

A good scientist values criticism almost higher than friendship: no, in science criticism is the height and measure of friendship. — Francis Crick

In the fullness of time, educated people will believe there is no soul independent of the body, and hence no life after death. — Francis Crick

How do I know what I think until I hear what I say? — Francis Crick

The dangerous man is the one who has only one idea, because then he'll fight and die for it.
[As quoted in The New Yorker, April 25, 2011] — Francis Crick

A man who is right every time is not likely to do very much. — Francis Crick

Protein synthesis is a central problem for the whole of biology, and that it is in all probability closely related to gene action. — Francis Crick

There is no form of prose more difficult to understand and more tedious to read than the average scientific paper. — Francis Crick

Anybody who believes that the earth is less than 10,000 years old needs psychiatric help. — Francis Crick

Chance is the only source of true novelty. — Francis Crick

You're nothing but a pack of neurons. — Francis Crick

It is notoriously difficult to define the word living. — Francis Crick

It has not escaped our notice that the specific pairing we have postulated immediately suggests a possible copying mechanism for the genetic material. — Francis Crick

A busy life is a wasted life. — Francis Crick

If poly A is added to poly U, to form a double or triple helix, the combination is inactive. — Francis Crick

The ultimate aim of the modern movement in biology is in fact to explain all biology in terms of physics and chemistry. — Francis Crick

I have never seen Francis Crick in a modest mood. Perhaps in other company he is that way, but I have never had reason so to judge him. — James D. Watson

Since I essentially knew nothing, I had an almost completely free choice. — Francis Crick

All approaches at a higher level are suspect until confirmed at the molecular level. — Francis Crick

There is no scientific study more vital to man than the study of his own brain. Our entire view of the universe depends on it. — Francis Crick

If revealed religions have revealed anything it is that they are usually wrong. — Francis Crick

In my experience most mathematicians are intellectually lazy. — Francis Crick

Free will is located in or near the anterior cingulate sulcus. — Francis Crick

We have to take away from humans in the long run their reproductive autonomy as the only way to guarantee the advancement of mankind. — Francis Crick

At lunch Francis winged into the Eagle to tell everyone within hearing distance that we had found the secret of life. — James D. Watson

We've discovered the secret of life. — Francis Crick

God is a hacker, not an engineer — Francis Crick

Exact knowledge is the enemy of vitalism. — Francis Crick

Human beings ... are far too prone to generalize from one instance. The technical word for this, interestingly enough, is superstition. — Francis Crick

You can do reverse engineering, but you can't do reverse hacking. — Francis Crick