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 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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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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The world needs more social innovations.
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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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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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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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The FDA serves a real purpose: To protect public health.
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I grew up with my mom being very, very cheap, so when it's free, I'm like, 'Oh my God, it's free - I have to take as much as I can!'
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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'm not going to change; I'm very stubborn in this way. I am what I am.
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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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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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April 25th is DNA Day. I know, you probably had no idea.
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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'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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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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I spend a lot of my spare time with my family. My sisters, parents, and in-laws all live nearby.
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We have been trained not to think about our health care until there's a problem.
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The reality is that the only way change comes is when you lead by example.
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A solid foundation in genetics is increasingly important for everyone.