A wise man in China asked his gardener to plant a shrub. The gardener objected that it only flowered once in a hundred years. "In that case," said the wise man, "plant it immediately." [On the importance of fundamental research.] — John Charles Polanyi Copy Share Image
The respect for human rights, essential if we are to use technology wisely, is not something alien that must be grafted onto science. On… — John Charles Polanyi Copy Share
In the late 1950s a major topic under discussion was whether Canada should acquire nuclear weapons. — John Charles Polanyi Copy Share
Though neglectful of their responsibility to protect science, scientists are increasingly aware of their responsibility to society. — John Charles Polanyi Copy Share
Some dreamers demand that scientists only discover things that can be used for good. — John Charles Polanyi Copy Share
[Intellectual courage is] the quality that allows one to believe in one's judgement in the face of disappointment and widespread skepticism. Intellectual courage is… — John Charles Polanyi Copy Share
It takes a trained and discerning researcher to keep the goal in sight, and to detect evidence of the creeping progress toward it. — John Charles Polanyi Copy Share
Individual scientists like myself - and many more conspicuous - pointed to the dangers of radioactive fallout over Canada if we were to launch… — John Charles Polanyi Copy Share
At the heart of science lies discovery which involves a change in worldview. Discovery in science is possible only in societies which accord their… — John Charles Polanyi Copy Share
Science exists, moreover, only as a journey toward troth. Stifle dissent and you end that journey. — John Charles Polanyi Copy Share
Science never gives up searching for truth, since it never claims to have achieved it. — John Charles Polanyi Copy Share
The applause is a celebration not only of the actors but also of the audience. It constitutes a shared moment of delight. — John Charles Polanyi Copy Share
If we treasure our own experience and regard it as real, we must also treasure other people's experience. — John Charles Polanyi Copy Share
What makes the Universal Declaration an epochal document is first of all its global impetus and secondly the breadth of its claims, a commitment… — John Charles Polanyi Copy Share
Instead, in the absence of respect for human rights, science and its offspring technology have been used in this century as brutal instruments for… — John Charles Polanyi Copy Share
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