Quotes from Anne Wojcicki

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

It doesn't matter how rich or poor you are: when you're sick, you want the exact same thing.

Everyone's going to die, and everyone's going to get sick at some point. But I do believe that there are choices you can make in life that will make you as healthy as possible.

There's nothing more raw in life than when you're sick.

The pharma industry is one of the few industries that comes up every year and brags about how much worse they got - like, now it costs $2 billion to make a drug, and it was a billion 5 years ago.

The fact that my environment influences my life so much - and that my environment is in my control - gives me a great sense of empowerment over my health and my life.

There's massive government initiatives going around the world, and you see that there's a real enthusiasm for genetics.

There's not enough competition and innovation in healthcare.

The world needs more social innovations.

The paternalism of the medical industry is insane.

I still meet old-school scientists who are like, 'Oh honey, women aren't good at science.' You kind of dismiss them as insane.

It's not just professional athletes and soldiers who are at risk from traumatic brain injury. More than 1.7 million people a year sustain a traumatic brain injury, and about 50,000 of them die each year, according the Centers for Disease Control. There are both emotional and financial costs from these injuries.

We have been trained not to think about our health care until there's a problem.

23andme is very independent and committed to focusing on transparency.

I first heard about 'genes' when I was six years old. At dinner one night, I heard my mom tell my sister, 'It's in your genes.'

A few small changes in your DNA can turn your eyes blue, make you lactose intolerant or put some curl in your hair.

I carry my iPad and laptop with me everywhere.

It's worth knowing more about the complicated environmental and genetic factors that could explain why traumatic brain injuries lead to long-term disabilities in some people and not in others.

I did a lot of fun things before I had kids - I traveled a lot. Now, I just really love being with my kids.

We care a lot more about not having the disease than treating it.

There's nothing worse than walking into a hospital and seeing people sick and miserable and having a horrible treatment.

As the knowledge around personalized medicine continues to grow, consumers should expect their healthcare providers to begin to incorporate genetic information into their treatments and preventative care.

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

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.