Dr. James Watson and the rules of science

I got to see James D. Watson speak today as in Watson and Crick. Before anyone has a fit his talk was called "Rules of science". It was a very good talk and if I can find a way I will post it on here. Wow, he is a misogynist, ah the simpler times when women were kept at home chained to the stove, or in his case with Rosalind Franklin chained to the beam line of X-ray defractometer cook up his data. I am not sure he married, hmm that will always be a mystery.
However he was very inspiring to me, since he said many of the same things I say only he said them better and he gets believed cause he is 80 and has a Nobel Prize and I am 28 and don’t. His top statements were be that the best would always be thought of as arrogant when they are young since they are trying to change things, but you can’t be arrogant past 50 cause then you really are just arrogant. Never be the brightest, cause then who do you learn from? A scientist needs a great mentor to guide them and a partner who is their equal to support them, he said 1 person is just 1 person but 2 people is equal to something between 4 and 9. Does any of this sound familiar? He said many other wise things since he started with how to pick the best college, then grad school, post doc, and job, then brief spoke on how what it is like to get a Nobel Prize (he said it was really dull, but since he bought a house with the money his $17K is now million plus, but Crick bought a boat…) He then touched on life post Nobel, and ended with how to be a good young professor, since he said grad students should only work for young profs.
I do feel sorry for him since fame is a blessing and a curse, sure he can write his own ticket, but he can never just go out and eat, etc. I debated with a lab mate before the talk whether it is better to be rich or famous, and I would pick rich every time. I have one word for why and that is: rich, ok two words: rich & paparazzi, if those two words can’t convince you, then I can’t help you. I am not exactly preparing my acceptance speech for the first double Nobel in science and peace for my pioneering work in negotiating peace between the immune system and pollen, but still. I am just not sure the fame is worth it, and heavens knows once you win the Nobel you can’t just rest on your Laureates you have to do bigger and better things.