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John B. S. Haldane has 53 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
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The advance of scientific knowledge does not seem to make either our universe or our inner life in it any less mysterious.
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The conclusion forced upon me in the course of a life devoted to natural science is that the universe as it is…
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It was a reaction from the old idea of "protoplasm", a name which was a mere repository of ignorance.
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In fact, words are well adapted for description and the arousing of emotion, but for many kinds of precise thought other symbols…
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If materialism is true, it seems to me that we cannot know that it is true. If my opinions are the result…
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Haldane was engaged in discussion with an eminent theologian. "What inference," asked the latter, "might one draw about the nature of God…
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Science affects the average man and woman in two ways already. He or she benefits by its application driving a motor-car or…
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I have tried to show why I believe that the biologist is the most romantic figure on earth at the present day.…
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Until politics are a branch of science, we shall do well to regard political and social reforms as experiments rather than short-cuts…
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The idea of protoplasm, which was really a name for our ignorance, [is] only a little less misleading than the expression "Vital…
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I have come to the conclusion that my subjective account of my motivation is largely mythical on almost all occasions. I don't…
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[Children] are taught that it is a virtue to accept statements without adequate evidence, which leaves them a prey to quacks of…
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I believe.....this is my final word......I believe that I'm supporting the Constitution of the United States which does not give the right…
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Grace is the central invitation to life and the final word. It's the beckoning nudge and the overwhelming, undeserved mercy that urges…
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I assure you that it is our desire and intention to keep the doors of consultation always and fully open. There must…
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The kind of man who always thinks that he is right, that his opinions, his pronouncements, are the final word, when once…
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We who have the final word can speak softly or angrily. We can seek to challenge and annoy, as we need not…
— William O. Douglas
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Explain to me, please, why in our literature and art so often people absolutely incompetent in this field have the final word,
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It applies in any business. Shoemakers should be run by shoe guys, and software firms by software guys, and supermarkets by supermarket…
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It's a feeling of happiness that knocks me clean out of adjectives. I think sometimes that the best reason for writing novels…
— Zadie Smith
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The church's final word is not 'church' but the glory of the Father and the Son in the Spirit of liberty
— Jürgen Moltmann
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Serenity is the final word of all the teachings; reflection is the response to all manifestations.
— Hongzhi Zhengjue
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My final word, before I'm done, Is "Cancer can be rather fun"- Provided one confronts the tumour with a sufficient sense of…
— John B. S. Haldane
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