Anne Wojcicki Quotes
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I have mothers with small children come to me and say, 'You found that I had early breast cancer - because of you, I don't have cancer.' You've just prevented that person from dying early, and to prevent an early, unnecessary death is incredibly meaningful.
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When I was young, I ate Ho Hos every day.
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The goal of having more and more information is really to better be able to predict what is your health outcome going to be.
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When I graduated from college in 1996 and the Internet was taking off, I remember this feeling that there was an open range where anything could be built.
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The FDA serves a real purpose: To protect public health.
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One of the most exciting aspects of 23andMe is that we're enabling you to watch a revolution unfold live during your lifetime, and I think that the decoding of the genome, in my opinion, is the most fascinating discovery of our lifetime, and you get to be part of it.
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As the knowledge around personalized medicine continues to grow, consumers should expect their healthcare providers to begin to incorporate genetic information into their treatments and preventative care.
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The reality is that the only way change comes is when you lead by example.
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We have been trained not to think about our health care until there's a problem.
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It's one of the things I want people to understand about science... You don't have to be the best person in the world at it. But you can be good, and there are so many different opportunities in science.
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There's enough data showing that the fitter you are, the better you eat, the more likely you are to stay healthy longer.
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April 25th is DNA Day. I know, you probably had no idea.
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I have an unreasonably optimistic view of the world.
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Most important about what Ashoka is doing is that they make people believe that change is possible. That belief can go viral.
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I have always been interested in health care and doing something that is dramatic.
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We all want our genetic information. Why would you not want genetic information?
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There's massive government initiatives going around the world, and you see that there's a real enthusiasm for genetics.
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There are a lot of people in D.C. who have never been on Twitter or Facebook and don't get what's happening.
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Employment and health insurance are now protected by the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act.
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I'm not going to change; I'm very stubborn in this way. I am what I am.
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Big challenges are an accumulation of small challenges.
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A solid foundation in genetics is increasingly important for everyone.
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I think it's important to have flexibility to work wherever is best for you. I actually encourage people to work at the cafe - or from home or wherever works best for them.
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The challenge in a startup is you hit a lot of turbulence, and you want people who understand that it's just turbulence and not a crisis.