John Kendrew Quotes

United Kingdom, Biochemist
March 24, 1917 – August, 23, 1997.

Sir John Cowdery Kendrew, CBE FRS (24 March 1917 – 23 August 1997) was an English biochemist and crystallographer who shared the 1962 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Max Perutz; their group in the Cavendish Laboratory investigated the structure of heme-containing proteins.

I think I've succeeded more by learning what needed to be done next and getting help in getting it done. I was just very focused and impatient.

John Kendrew
- Done
- Help
- Learning
You should always use your Nobel prize money to buy property.

John Kendrew
- Money

Unfair discrimination exists whether we like it or not; I wouldn't have married a gum-chewing vegetarian. Ultimately, we'll help the people we discriminate against if we try to understand more about them; genetics will lead to a world where there is a sympathy for the underdog.

John Kendrew
- People
- World
- Help
I appreciated being rich because it allowed me to study in Paris and Geneva.

John Kendrew
- Study
- Paris