Edmond H. Fischer

There is no escaping the fact that even in a great career sometimes the best advances happen through luck chance and accident.

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

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.

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

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