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Authority in science exists to be questioned, since heresy is the spring from which new ideas flow.
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The eye searches for shapes. It searches for a beginning, a middle, and an end.
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Science is an enterprise that can only flourish if it puts the truth ahead of nationality, ethnicity, class and color.
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It is folly to use as one's guide in the selection of fundamental science the criterion of utility. Not because (scientists)... despise…
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I knew, however, that it would cost ten times what I had available in order to build a molecular beam machine. I…
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It takes a trained and discerning researcher to keep the goal in sight, and to detect evidence of the creeping progress toward…
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Young people ask me if this country is serious about science. They aren't thinking about the passport that they will hold, but…
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Reality is no less precious if it presents itself to someone else. All are discoverers, and if we disenfranchise any, all suffer.
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Though we explore in a culturally-conditioned way, the reality we sketch is universal.
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Some dreamers demand that scientists only discover things that can be used for good.
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The applause is a celebration not only of the actors but also of the audience. It constitutes a shared moment of delight.
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Today, Academies of Science use their influence around the world in support of human rights.
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The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind.
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The certainty that life cannot be long, and the probability that it will be much shorter than nature allows, ought to awaken…
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We have lost many men and planes trying to intercept them.
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You have to make a bet one way or another. We believe that overall demand is going to continue to grow, and…
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To reach me, you must move to me. Your attack offers me an opportunity to intercept you.
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I play in a position that demands hard work and generosity and little glamour, but I like it. It’s my job and I…
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When you intercept the ball with your stomach, that is great defense
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When we consciously choose a core heart feeling over a negative feeling, we effectively intercept the physiological stress response that drains and…
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The NSA has built an infrastructure that allows it to intercept almost everything.
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There are some viviparous flies, which bring forth 2,000 young. These in a little time would fill the air, and like clouds…
— Carl Linnaeus
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The terrorists that we are up against today do not rely upon cell phones and SAT phones and emails. They rely on…
— Oliver North
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Government [is] operated by deeply embedded, hopelessly entangled bureaus where nothing is accomplished because the function of the bureau is to intercept…
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