Quotes by John Clements

“St. Louis roots rock really came out for this event.”

“Why, you want to change the White House? Change the name of the White House?”

“Every individual has heartbreaking loss stories. Every individuals research is irreplaceable to them. Weve all lost a lot.”

“Were working in the dark; we dont have an inventory list. We had an elevator guy standing waist-deep in sewage-contaminated water, blowing on the wires so we could short-circuit the elevator and get it working.”

“I can re-create everything in my lab, but its going to be painful. Stem cells in the gene banks and the cancer cells in the tumor banks: Those are irreplaceable.”

“Its a continuing process, and itll continue until the owner shows back up and says, Those are my cells.”

“If we return to competing between institutions, were not going to survive. Were too small and vulnerable to be competing with one another. We have to find ways to partner, and that partnership could be as simple as sharing resources.”

“Were hoping to focus on the recovery and rebuilding of the sciences we have. We have spent tens of millions of dollars in building capacity in research. The challenge is not to lose that as we focus on new opportunities. Its a huge challenge.”