Anne Wojcicki Quotes
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Just as computer technology and the Internet created whole new industries and extraordinary benefits for people that extend into almost every realm of human endeavor from education to transportation to medicine, genetics will undoubtedly benefit people everywhere in ways we can't even imagine but know will surely occur.
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Our understanding of how DNA informs our health and development is advancing at an incredible pace.
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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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My family and I were some of the first people to be genotyped.
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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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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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It doesn't matter how rich or poor you are: when you're sick, you want the exact same thing.
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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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We don't have enough data about how lifestyle decisions impact our health.
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Why should I need a prescription to spit into a vial and get my DNA read? Why can't I get my own blood drawn without a doctor's permission? It's my blood.
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I have always been interested in health care and doing something that is dramatic.
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One of the things is, I don't read my own press. I never watch myself.
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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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Big data is going to make us all healthier.
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Most medications don't work effectively for a lot people.
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Fashion was never my forte.
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I believe that we all have freedom to shape our own life and the world around us.
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A lot of genetic testing hasn't been integrated into healthcare because it has been expensive. I want to make people realise that they have the ability to be in charge of their own health.
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When Amazon emerged, people had these debates about whether people would put their credit cards online.
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I like company lunches because I think going out wastes valuable time; plus, a lot of good ideas come up over lunch.
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I think life is pretty awesome.
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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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Health is not sort of like a 6-month project. Health is a lifetime accumulation of behaviors.
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My perfect weekend is going for a walk with my family in the park. I don't think there's anything better.