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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.

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

The success in the determination of the high-resolution structures of ribosomal subunits and eventually the whole ribosome was the culmination of decades of effort.

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

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

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

During the decade following the discovery of the double-helical structure of DNA, the problem of translation - namely, how genetic information is used to synthesize proteins - was a central topic in molecular biology.

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

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

Ultimately, biological phenomena involve molecules, and understanding them involves understanding the underlying chemistry. In my opinion, this is a particularly exciting area of chemistry.

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

Science is curiosity, testing and experimenting.

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

I think it is a mistake to judge science by Nobel Prizes.

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

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

Even the best scientists are often insecure and feel the need for recognition.

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

Nobody has approached me about an offer to work in India. However, I can categorically state that if they did so, I would refuse immediately.

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

You can only go into science because you're interested in it.

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

Scientists are not movie stars or politicians who will feel insulted if they are not showered with accolades. Scientists are not interested in accolades.

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

I think it's important to give young people the freedom to follow their ideas and pursue their interests.

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

I cannot imagine a more enjoyable place to work than in the Laboratory of Molecular Biology where I work.

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

The Royal Society view is completely apolitical: it will judge anything based on the evidence. One of the big strengths of the Society is that is it widely perceived as impartial and above the fray. We'd like to make sure it stays that way.

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

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

I realise I have inadvertently become a source of inspiration and hope for people in India simply by the fact that I grew up there, went to my local university, but could go on to do well internationally.

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

I am very grateful for the dedicated work and intellectual contributions of generations of talented postdocs, students and research assistants without whom none of the work from my laboratory would have been possible.

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan