Anne Wojcicki Quotes
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The reality is that the only way change comes is when you lead by example.
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Employment and health insurance are now protected by the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act.
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It's not just professional athletes and soldiers who are at risk from traumatic brain injury. More than 1.7 million people a year sustain a traumatic brain injury, and about 50,000 of them die each year, according the Centers for Disease Control. There are both emotional and financial costs from these injuries.
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I have deep respect for Rep. Jackie Speier and all that she has done to open doors for women everywhere.
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I guess I'm just fiercely independent.
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As a parent, the most responsible thing I can do is get as much information about my children as possible so I can then think through how I can make them as healthy as possible.
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You may not know your complete family history, but the reality is everyone has something, and as you get older, you start to worry about these things more. Health is not sort of like a 6-month project. Health is a lifetime accumulation of behaviors.
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I was brought up with a scientific outlook on life. It's the way my father deciphers the world - whether it's football, politics or hairstyles. So I don't get anxious about the future, because I was raised to believe and accept that nothing stays the same, and the best way to survive is to adapt.
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I think the biggest problem in clinical trials is that they are underpowered. And that fundamentally, the studies are just too small.
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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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People want to be in charge of health information. They want it available the same way online banking is available.
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I usually start my day when my kids wake up.
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Obesity is awesome from a Wall Street perspective. It's not just one disease - there are all sorts of related diseases to profit from.
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The consumer is really underutilized in health care.
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I have always been interested in health care and doing something that is dramatic.
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Everyone's going to die, and everyone's going to get sick at some point. But I do believe that there are choices you can make in life that will make you as healthy as possible.
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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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23andMe is pleased to bring public funding to bear on data and research driven by the public - our more than 180,000 customers.
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All the kids from my nursery school are still in touch.
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I think being on a constraint with money makes you much more creative.
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You should know how to take care of yourself. That's one of the things that I got from my mother most - she always said that if you don't take care of yourself, no one will.
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One of the best aspects of health care reform is it starts to emphasize prevention.
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For people who want to be proactive about their health, there is a lot of information that we can provide. If you are going to have children, I think you have a responsibility to know if you are carrying anything. A lot of people tend to do the testing once they are pregnant.
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One of the things that got me interested in genetics was the relationship between genes and environment. We are all dealt a certain deck of cards, but our environment can influence the outcomes.