Anne Wojcicki Quotes
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I think we're just scratching the surface. 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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Being the first FDA-authorized direct-to-consumer genetic test out there is revolutionary.
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I tried to minimize exposure to technology before two. After that, I've taught the kids to use devices in moderation. It's important for them to learn how to control their behaviour themselves. Simply restricting access makes them want it more.
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I think there's a point to regulating, because there are snake oil companies.
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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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When Amazon emerged, people had these debates about whether people would put their credit cards online.
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My sister learned she was a carrier for a recessive disease, Bloom syndrome, late in one of her pregnancies. I remember the panicked call and the weeks of worry as she and her husband awaited his test results; if he was also a carrier, this meant their daughter had a one in four chance of being born with the disorder.
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It doesn't matter how rich or poor you are: when you're sick, you want the exact same thing.
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Every couple of weeks, someone writes in and says, '23andMe saved my life.'
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I think that the idea of people wanting to steal your genome remains a little bit in the world of science fiction. It's a new technology, and it's new science that people are becoming familiar with. It's critical for us to do everything we can to enable the privacy level that people want.
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I think we are definitely suffering from an information overload, but I believe that there is going to be better and better ways of organizing that information and processing it so that it will enhance your daily life.
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Fashion was never my forte.
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When you have a laser focus, and you get distracted by what other people say, you can lose that laser focus.
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We don't have enough data about how lifestyle decisions impact our health.
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You don't do new things and try to change the system without generating debate.
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There's nothing worse than walking into a hospital and seeing people sick and miserable and having a horrible treatment.
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Health is not sort of like a 6-month project. Health is a lifetime accumulation of behaviors.
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There's a beauty in being unrealistic.
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It's up to all of us, the consumers, to take charge of our health. It's almost like voting. It's your responsibility.
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Part of the beauty of Silicon Valley is that people generally encourage you to think crazy. It's the hypothesis that there's nothing sacred that can't be changed.
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If health care is a $2.7 trillion industry, and a huge percentage is paid by the government, then you have to be involved in politics to make a difference.
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I first heard about 'genes' when I was six years old. At dinner one night, I heard my mom tell my sister, 'It's in your genes.'
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I think life is pretty awesome.
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We care a lot more about not having the disease than treating it.