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" Traditional autobiography has generally had a poor press. The novelist Daphne du Maurier condemned all examples of this literary form as self-indulgent. Others have quipped that autobiography reveals nothing bad about its writer except his memory. "

Craig Venter

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Memory

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Human

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" Human lifespan used to be 30 years, 25 years. But there's no basic, fundamental reason why it has to be short. "

" Show me a highly successful person in any field that has gotten there having a weak ego. You have to believe in yourself, and you have to believe in what you're doing. "

Craig Venter

Yourself

Ego

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" The future of society is 100% dependent on scientific advances. "

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" My genetic autobiography can be found throughout my body. "

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" My complaint is that there are more books and news articles than there are primary scientific papers. I am probably the biggest critic of the hypesters, because it's dangerous when fields get overhyped. "

Craig Venter

I Am

Than