Paul D. Boyer quotes

Paul D. Boyer was an American biochemist renowned for his groundbreaking research on the enzymatic mechanism of ATP synthesis. His work provided fundamental insights into how energy is produced in living cells. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his contributions to science. Here are 21 of his quotes:

Family trips to Yellowstone and to what are now national parks in Southern Utah, driving the primitive roads and cars of that day, were real adventures. (Paul D. Boyer)
An unexpected benefit of my career in biochemistry has been travel. View quote
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A painstaking course in qualitative and quantitative analysis by John Wing gave me an appreciation of the need for, and beauty of, accurate measurement. View quote
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More by example than by word, my father taught me logical reasoning, compassion, love of others, honesty, and discipline applied with understanding. View quote
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The war project at Stanford was essentially completed, and I accepted an offer of an Assistant Professorship at the University of Minnesota, which had a good biochemistry department. View quote
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The excitement of vitamins, nutrition and metabolism permeated the environment. View quote
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During my early years at Minnesota I conducted an evening enzyme seminar. View quote
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Concentrated serum albumin fractionated from blood plasma was effective in battlefield treatment of shock. View quote
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I am told that I had a bad temper, and remember being banished to the back hall until civility returned. View quote
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I have a tendency to be lucky and make the right choices based on limited information. View quote
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If our society continues to support basic research on how living organisms function, it is likely that my great grandchildren will be spared the agony of losing family members to most types of cancer. (Paul D. Boyer)
Mountain hikes instilled in me a life-long urge to get to the top of any inviting summit or peak. View quote
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I participated on debating teams and in student government, and served as senior class president. View quote
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It was always assumed that I would go to college. View quote
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The Brigham Young University (BYU) campus was just a few blocks from my home and tuition was minimal. View quote
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In marked contrast to the University of Wisconsin, Biochemistry was hardly visible at Stanford in 1945, consisting of only two professors in the chemistry department. View quote
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The experience reminds me of a favorite saying: Most of the yield from research efforts comes from the coal that is mined while looking for diamonds. View quote
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It wasn't until late high school and early college that I gained enough size and skill to make me welcome on intramural basketball teams. View quote
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This led to the discovery that long chain fatty acids would remarkably stabilize serum albumin to heat denaturation, and would even reverse the denaturation by heat or concentrated urea solutions. View quote
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The geographical isolation and lack of television made world happenings and problems seem remote. View quote
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Her death contributed to my later interest in studying biochemistry, an interest that has not been fulfilled in the sense that my accomplishments remain more at the basic than the applied level. (Paul D. Boyer)

Paul D. Boyer

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Occupation: American Scientist
Born: July 31, 1918
Died: June 2, 2018
Quotes count: 21