Quotes by Anne Wojcicki

If we can actually decrease the failure rate from nine out of 10 drugs failing in clinical trials and instead have seven out of 10 instead failing, that is a major victory for drug discovery and for people having better therapy.

As a child, I had a teacher who told me, Look, Anne, one person cant make a difference.

I think it is absolutely crazy in this day and age that I have to go through a trial and error method to see if my child is allergic to an antibiotic or peanuts. I should just know.

My perfect weekend is going for a walk with my family in the park. I dont think theres anything better.

You may not know your complete family history, but the reality is everyone has something, and as you get older, you start to worry about these things more. Health is not sort of like a 6-month project. Health is a lifetime accumulation of behaviors.

Women who have been recently diagnosed with breast cancer can learn a tremendous amount from women who have already been treated.

I hope that Los Altos is one of the first cities to have self-driving cars, and if thats true, well, awesome, because theres a lot of parking lots that we could get rid of and use for parks. That would be amazing!

My sister learned she was a carrier for a recessive disease, Bloom syndrome, late in one of her pregnancies. I remember the panicked call and the weeks of worry as she and her husband awaited his test results; if he was also a carrier, this meant their daughter had a one in four chance of being born with the disorder.

Its crazy to me that in this world of electronic medical records Walmart has so much information about how we shop, but no one has that information about our health. Why cant my doctor say, Wow, Anne, based on your lifestyle and behavior, youre five years from being diabetic. But I can go to Target, and they know exactly what Im going to buy.

Making personalized medicine a reality will require a strong partnership between 23andMe and the physician and medical communities.

FDA clearance is an important step on the path towards getting genetic information integrated with routine medical care.

The paternalism of the medical industry is insane.

The FDA serves a real purpose: To protect public health.

Knowing your genetic health risks will help you make better decisions.

One of the best aspects of health care reform is it starts to emphasize prevention.

Theres going to be space travel at some point.

Part of the beauty of Silicon Valley is that people generally encourage you to think crazy. Its the hypothesis that theres nothing sacred that cant be changed.

I was brought up with a scientific outlook on life. Its the way my father deciphers the world - whether its football, politics or hairstyles. So I dont get anxious about the future, because I was raised to believe and accept that nothing stays the same, and the best way to survive is to adapt.

Just as computer technology and the Internet created whole new industries and extraordinary benefits for people that extend into almost every realm of human endeavor from education to transportation to medicine, genetics will undoubtedly benefit people everywhere in ways we cant even imagine but know will surely occur.

My mom was a problem solver.