"If there's a seminal discovery in oncology in the last 20 years, it's that idea that cancer genes are often mutated versions of normal genes."

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Source : "An Oncologist Writes 'A Biography Of Cancer'". Interview with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. November 17, 2010.

Siddhartha Mukherjee

#Cancer Quotes #Years Quotes #Ideas Quotes

“We usually say there is always a â€˜Plan B,â€™ but there is no â€˜Planet Bâ€™.”
“The QB is going to be judged, fair or unfair, on success in the playoffs. You remember QBs who have won 3 or 4 Super Bowls”
“Satire always benefits when evil and stupidity collide.”
“Works of art are meant to be lived with and loved, and if we try to understand them, we should try to understand them as we try to understand anyoneâ€”in order to know them better, not in order to know something else.”

Source : "The Artist and Society” by William H. Gass, medium.com. 1968.
“Fashion is not trivial. It's a huge industry and a big part of our lives. Fashion is about us - how we look and present ourselves, how we can change ourselves, and our perceptions. You can dress up to be quite glorious creatures - it's all a very important part of life.”

Source : Harper's BAZAAR Interview, www.harpersbazaar.co.uk. December 5, 2012.
“Don't miss out on today by living in yesterday.”
“The principal benefit acting has afforded me is the money to pay for my psychoanalysis.”
“I always knew that I wanted to be an artist.”

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