James Watson

Some people think that if you talk about race, you're a racist. I don't think so.

I'm not going to apologize for being honest.

The greatest mistake of my life was not getting enough sleep.

I'm not a very good diplomat.

I don't think there's any such thing as a politically correct scientist.

If you're not offending someone, you're not doing your job.

I am not a racist. I am a realist.

The fact that you have to be politically correct means you can't be a scientist.

I don't care what people think of me. I care about the truth.

It's much more important to be right than to be nice.

If you have a choice between being liked and being right, choose being right.

Science is not a popularity contest.

Some people don't like the truth. That's their problem, not mine.

I'm not trying to make friends. I'm trying to discover things.

The world needs more honest scientists, not more polite ones.

If you're not offending someone, you're probably not saying anything interesting.

I'm not a politically correct person. I'm a scientist.

I think it's wrong to pretend that all people are equal in all respects.

My views are based on data, not on wishful thinking.

The whole world is based on the fact that some people are smarter than others.