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I don't like saying 'no' to people, and I'm going to have to learn how to say 'no' more.

~Eric Betzig

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Science goes through fads, and there are big ups and crashes.

~Eric Betzig

Topics: Big Crashes Fads Goes Science Through Ups

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It always irritated me that people think they have to be locked into a career path.

~Eric Betzig

Topics: Always Career Career Path Irritated Locked Me Path People Think

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In my opinion, the only real asset one has is one's reputation, right? I mean, any company and institution can go belly up at any time. But if you have a good reputation, you know, you can usually find somebody who can - who thinks they can use what you have to offer.

~Eric Betzig

Topics: Any Asset Belly Company Find Go Good In My Opinion Institution Know Mean Offer Only Opinion Real Reputation Right Somebody Thinks Time Up Use Who You

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Frankly, I guess, I don't really understand why people, why so many people, are so risk averse. You know, there's always ways to wiggle your way out of any situation if you're motivated enough.

~Eric Betzig

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Chemistry was always my weakest subject in high school and college.

~Eric Betzig

Topics: Always Chemistry College High High School High School And College School Subject Weakest

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The eventual goal is to marry all of my work together to make a high-speed, high-resolution, low-impact tool that can look deep inside biological systems.

~Eric Betzig

Topics: Biological Deep Deep Inside Eventual Goal Inside Look Make Marry Systems Together Tool Work Work Together

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Honestly, I feel you are poisoned if you read too much of the scientific literature because it makes you start thinking like other people. You're better off having a vague sense of what's going on and making your own way.

~Eric Betzig

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When I listen to music from different eras, I sense different things. The 1940s music, there's so much optimism and romance, maybe because they just solved the biggest problem on Earth at that time - World War II. In the 1960s, there was so much creativity and innovation in sound.

~Eric Betzig

Topics: Because Biggest Biggest Problem Creativity Different Different Things Earth Eras Innovation Just Listen Maybe Much Music Optimism Problem Romance Sense Solved Sound Things Time War World World War World War Ii 1960S 1940S

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Sometimes I make an analogy that each scientific paper is like putting out another record. And some people have careers that are nothing but a one-hit wonder. And then there are people who are only appreciated by aficionados but largely forgotten by the wider community.

~Eric Betzig

Topics: Analogy Another Appreciated Careers Community Each Forgotten Largely Like Make Nothing One-Hit Only Out Paper People Putting Record Scientific Some Some People Sometimes Then Who Wider Wonder

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Physicist

Born: January 13th, 1960

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