"Behavior which appears superficially correct but is intrinsically……" — James Bryant Conant
"Behavior which appears superficially correct but is intrinsically corrupt always irritates those who see below the surface."
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20 Quotes by James Bryant Conant
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- Science emerges from the other progressive activities of man to the extent that new concepts arise from experiments and observations,…
- Each honest calling, each walk of life, has its own elite, its own aristocracy based on excellence of performance. .…
- In every section of the entire area where the word science may properly be applied, the limiting factor is a…
- A conceptual scheme is never discarded merely because of a few stubborn facts with which it cannot be reconciled; a…
- Some of mankind's most terrible misdeeds have been committed under the spell of certain magic words or phrases.
- Education is what is left after all that has been learnt is forgotten.
- He who enters a university walks on hallowed ground.
- Each honest calling, each walk of life, has its own elite, its own aristocracy based on excellence.
- The dignity of man is vindicated as much by the thinker and poet as by the statesman and soldier.
- Just like a turtle, we only make progress if we stick our neck out.
- Public education is a great instrument of social change. Through it, if we so desire, we can make our country…
- Science advances, not by the accumulation of new facts, but by the continuos development of new concepts.