"I have been trying to point out that in our lives chance may have an astonishing influence and, if I may offer advice to the young laboratory worker, it would be this-never neglect an extraordinary appearance or happening. It may be-usually is, in fact-a false alarm that leads to nothing, but may on the other hand be the clue provided by fate to lead you to some important advance."

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Source : "Molecular cloning: a laboratory manual". Book by Joseph Sambrook, Vol. 1, 153, 2001.

Alexander Fleming

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