Yamanaka Quotes

#1. Shinya Yamanaka's work has involved mice and human cells, and advances the prospect of providing new cells or body parts for patients.

John Gurdon

#2. But as a young kid, I never did, really have an ambition to be a farmer. I never thought, gee, I would like to farm, and I want to raise these crops. I didn't quite know what I wanted to do.

Sam Donaldson

#3. I think that in the 21st century, medical biology will advance at a more rapid pace than before.

Shinya Yamanaka

#4. For the girl without words, there is laughter for what is light, gesture for want, and tears for all that is dark. There is not much more. Names are nothing but extravagance.

Lois-Ann Yamanaka

#5. I started my career as a surgeon 25 years ago. But it turned out that I am not talented as a surgeon, so I decided to change my career. But I still feel that I am a doctor. So my goal, all my life, is to bring this stem-cell technology to the bedside.

Shinya Yamanaka

#6. I think that the discoveries of antibiotics and vaccines have contributed to the improvement of the quality of life, making it possible to prevent contagious diseases.

Shinya Yamanaka

#7. The reason most organizing systems haven't worked for most people is that they haven't yet transformed all the stuff they're trying to organize. As long as it's still stuff, it's not controllable.

David Allen

#8. My goals over the decade include to develop new drugs to treat intractable diseases by using iPS cell technology and to conduct clinical trials using it on a few patients with Parkinson's diseases, diabetes or blood diseases.

Shinya Yamanaka

#9. They built three new houses on their craggy private island and gave them each a name: Windemere for Penny, Red Gate for Carrie, and Cuddledown for Bess.

E. Lockhart

#10. When I saw the embryo, I suddenly realized there was such a small difference between it and my daughters. I thought, we can't keep destroying embryos for our research. There must be another way.

Shinya Yamanaka

#11. Rule: Start by looking for what is valid in every man.

Albert Camus

#12. Researchers should always consider ethical concerns on scientific research and disclose their data to the public. Scientists also need to discuss issues surrounding their research with those who are concerned.

Shinya Yamanaka

#13. Bank robbing is more of a sure thing than farming.

Allan Dare Pearce

#14. Patients' lives are more important than embryos. I do want to avoid the use of embryos if possible.

Shinya Yamanaka

#15. There is no way now to get around some use of embryos. But my goal is to avoid using them.

Shinya Yamanaka

#16. Everything that flickered could be made permanent. That was what drew him to photography, what made every painstaking step worth it: the permanence of the image. That was what fascinated him, the working against time ...

Katie Roiphe

#17. With Hollywood you're yesterday's news if you get a flop at the box office. So you might as well be braced to have something else to do that's interesting. Have something lined up to keep your stories fulfilled, and your ideas, because if you're just cranking out movies three times a year.

David Gordon Green

#18. IPS cells can become a powerful tool to develop new drugs to cure intractable diseases because they can be made from patients' somatic cells.

Shinya Yamanaka

#19. I grew so depressed from the lack of support that I considered quitting. No one understood me.

Shinya Yamanaka

#20. I like the freedom of research. Plus, if I fail in science, I know I can always survive because I have an M.D. This has been my insurance policy.

Shinya Yamanaka