Anne Wojcicki Quotes
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When I was young, I ate Ho Hos every day.
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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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It's interesting: I think, genetically, there are people who need different things, like exercise. I need the exercise, others not so much, and I think more and more, we'll start to understand why people's bodies function in certain ways.
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23andMe set out to try and change healthcare - this is not an easy business. This is not a coffee shop in Austin.
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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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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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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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There's massive government initiatives going around the world, and you see that there's a real enthusiasm for genetics.
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I have always been interested in health care and doing something that is dramatic.
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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.
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We have been trained not to think about our health care until there's a problem.
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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'm not going to change; I'm very stubborn in this way. I am what I am.
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April 25th is DNA Day. I know, you probably had no idea.
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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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The reality is that the only way change comes is when you lead by example.
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We all want our genetic information. Why would you not want genetic information?
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When Amazon emerged, people had these debates about whether people would put their credit cards online.
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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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I have an unreasonably optimistic view of the world.
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One of the big drivers for me is that health care is a very elitist system. As much as we try to make it free and democratic for all, the reality is that it's expensive and not all therapies are accessible to all people. So I have been very focused on making sure that we democratize genetic information so it's available to everyone.
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A solid foundation in genetics is increasingly important for everyone.
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Employment and health insurance are now protected by the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act.