Top 33 Quotes by Peter Agre

Following my junior year in high school, I went on a camping trip through Russia in a group led by Horst Momber, a young language teacher from Roosevelt.

My wife and I have four children, and none of them are in lab science, so clearly I returned home at night and presented a fairly unattractive example of a scientific life.

My brother Jim and I spent many wonderful summers working on dairy farms in Wisconsin owned by Mom's cousins, and as members of our local Boy Scout troop.

There are over 50 brilliant scientists working at my lab, and being sensitive to their needs is among the top skill sets that scientists like me have to learn.

So, my advice to young scientists is, think critically about your work; probably don't blab unnecessarily.

I grew up in Minnesota. Four generations of my father's people are buried there.

Well, my take was people of Minnesota, these are good people. They're in many ways more generous than other parts of the country. They're better educated than other parts of the country.

For me, the discovery of aquaporins was like a gift after 25 years in basic science.

In science, one should use all available resources to solve difficult problems. One of our most powerful resources is the insight of our colleagues.

In 1862, Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, a bill opening one half million square miles of territory in the western United States for settlement.