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title: "5 Number Scientists Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [One could count on one's fingers the number of scientists throughout the world with a general idea of the history and development…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-weil/one-could-count-on-one-s-fingers-the-number-of-scientists-throughout/)

[Simone Weil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simone-weil/)

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> [Of course a certain number of scientists have to go mad, just to keep the tradition alive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-ruff/of-course-a-certain-number-of-scientists-have-to-go-mad-just-to-keep/)

[Matt Ruff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-ruff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b48/matt-ruff-32892_alive_of-course-a-certain-number-of-scientists_1895085.jpg)

> [One could not be a successful scientist without realizing that, a goodly number of scientists are not only narrow-minded and dull, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/konrad-lorenz/one-could-not-be-a-successful-scientist-without-realizing-that-a/)

[Konrad Lorenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/konrad-lorenz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55c/konrad-lorenz-8538_conception_one-could-not-be-a-successful-scientist_1900136.jpg)

> [A goodly number of scientists are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-d-watson/a-goodly-number-of-scientists-are-not-only-narrow-minded-and-dull-but/)

[James D. Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-d-watson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd8/james-d-watson-4724_conception_a-goodly-number-of-scientists-are-not-on_2375068.png)

> [Just after World War II, this country led the world in science by every way you could measure it, yet the number…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-lovelock/just-after-world-war-ii-this-country-led-the-world-in-science-by/)

[James Lovelock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-lovelock/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/371/james-lovelock-5790_country_just-after-world-war-ii-this-country-led_3202948.jpg)

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