Quotes By Edmond H. Fischer

It is commonly said that a teacher fails if he has not been surpassed by his students. There has been no failure on our part in this regard considering how far they have gone.

I thought I would reflect here on a theme most scientists enjoy recalling: the part luck played in their accomplishments.

We owe our success to them, and also to the fact that, as the saying goes, two "Eds" are better than one.