Whether Quotes
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A libertarian is a person who believes that no one has the right, under any circumstances, to initiate force against another human being, or to…
— L. Neil Smith
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The quizzical expression of the monkey at the zoo comes from his wondering whether he is his brother's keeper, or his keeper's brother.
— Evan Esar
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...the question undoubtedly is, or soon will be, not whether or no we shall employ notation in chemistry, but whether we shall use a bad…
— William Whewell
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I do not know whether you are fond of chemical reading. There are some things in this science worth reading.
— Thomas Jefferson
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Twenty centuries of 'progress' have brought the average citizen a vote, a national anthem, a Ford, a bank account, and a high opinion of himself,…
— Aldo Leopold
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The fundamental problem in the origin of species is not the origin of differences in appearance, since these arise at the level of the geographical…
— David Lack
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The problem [with genetic research] is, we're just starting down this path, feeling our way in the dark. We have a small lantern in the…
— Francis Collins
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I am stealing the golden vessels of the Egyptians to build a tabernacle to my God from them, far far away from the boundaries of…
— Johannes Kepler
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What I'm really interested in is whether God could have made the world in a different way; that is, whether the necessity of logical simplicity…
— Albert Einstein
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I have been asked whether I would agree that the tragedy of the scientist is that he is able to bring about great advances in…
— Leo Szilard
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Where faith commences, science ends. Both these arts of the human mind must be strictly kept apart from each other. Faith has its origin in…
— Ernst Haeckel
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Men will gather knowledge no matter what the consequences. Science will go on whether we are pessimistic or optimistic, as I am. More interesting discoveries…
— Linus Pauling
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The scientist knows very well that he is approaching ultimate truth only in an asymptotic curve and is barred from ever reaching it; but at…
— Konrad Lorenz
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Hoc age ['do this'] is the great rule, whether you are serious or merry; whether ... learning science or duty from a folio, or floating…
— Samuel Johnson
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All Pretences of foretelling by Astrology, are Deceits; for this manifest Reason, because the Wise and Learned, who can only judge whether there be any…
— Jonathan Swift
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To mix science up with philosophy is only to produce a philosophy that has lost all its ideal value and a science that has lost…
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Act as if you are going to live for ever and cast your plans way ahead. You must feel responsible without time limitations, and the…
— Hyman Rickover
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All living organisms are but leaves on the same tree of life. The various functions of plants and animals and their specialized organs are manifestations…
— Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
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Every chemical substance, whether natural or artificial, falls into one of two major categories, according to the spatial characteristic of its form. The distinction is…
— Louis Pasteur
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Through the ages, man's main concern was life after death. Today, for the first time, we find we must ask questions about whether there will…
— Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
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