Top 37 Quotes by Ada Yonath

About Ada Yonath

These are some quotes by Israeli author Ada Yonath Scientist, who was born on June 22, 1939.

I'm truly glad I've managed to get the public interested in questions about basic research.

I'm truly glad I've managed to get the public interested in questions about basic research.

Ada Yonath

I don't distinguish between men and women. This is irrelevant to me, and I don't think in these terms.

I don't distinguish between men and women. This is irrelevant to me, and I don't think in these terms.

Ada Yonath

I am against boycotts in general: boycotts against us as well as anything and everything that can be boycotted.

I am against boycotts in general: boycotts against us as well as anything and everything that can be boycotted.

Ada Yonath

I'm always having to get rid of reporters.

I'm always having to get rid of reporters.

Ada Yonath

When a man sits in our jails for a number of years, and around him friends and family become angry, that is how we create terrorists.

When a man sits in our jails for a number of years, and around him friends and family become angry, that is how we create terrorists.

Ada Yonath

My parents were Zionists born in Poland. My father was a rabbi who didn't know much about science and ran a grocery store in the neighborhood with my mother's help.

My parents were Zionists born in Poland. My father was a rabbi who didn't know much about science and ran a grocery store in the neighborhood with my mother's help.

Ada Yonath

DNA is a code of four letters; proteins are made up of amino acids which come in 20 forms. So the ribosome is a very clever machine that reads one language and operates in another.

DNA is a code of four letters; proteins are made up of amino acids which come in 20 forms. So the ribosome is a very clever machine that reads one language and operates in another.

Ada Yonath

My memories from my childhood are centered on my father's medical conditions alongside my constant desire to understand the principles of the nature around me.

My memories from my childhood are centered on my father's medical conditions alongside my constant desire to understand the principles of the nature around me.

Ada Yonath

During my time I had some very difficult years, and I had very pronounced competition, all by men.

During my time I had some very difficult years, and I had very pronounced competition, all by men.

Ada Yonath

I wanted to reveal how genetic code is translated into protein. I knew a great application could be for antibiotics, since half of the useful ones target the ribosomes, but I didn't believe I could contribute to it. It was like the next Mount Everest to conquer. It was my dream to contribute something to humanity.

Ada Yonath

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