"The value and utility of any experiment are determined by the fitness of the material to the purpose for which it is used, and thus in the case before us it cannot be immaterial what plants are subjec…"

"If I were to live a hundred years, I would not have enough time to test all the possible combinations."

"Nature loves simplicity and unity."

"I have been patient, and patience is the key to discovery."

"My experiments with single traits all lead to the same result: that from the seeds of hybrids, plants are obtained half of which in turn carry the hybrid trait (Aa), the other half, however, receive t…"