"When, as we must often do, we fear……" — John Charles Polanyi

"When, as we must often do, we fear science, we really fear ourselves."

— John Charles Polanyi

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44 Quotes by John Charles Polanyi

John Charles Polanyi has 44 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Authority in science exists to be questioned, since heresy is the spring from which new ideas flow.
The eye searches for shapes. It searches for a beginning, a middle, and an end.
Science is an enterprise that can only flourish if it puts the truth ahead of nationality, ethnicity, class and color.
It is folly to use as one's guide in the selection of fundamental science the criterion of utility. Not because…
I knew, however, that it would cost ten times what I had available in order to build a molecular beam…
It takes a trained and discerning researcher to keep the goal in sight, and to detect evidence of the creeping…
Young people ask me if this country is serious about science. They aren't thinking about the passport that they will…
Reality is no less precious if it presents itself to someone else. All are discoverers, and if we disenfranchise any,…
Though we explore in a culturally-conditioned way, the reality we sketch is universal.
Some dreamers demand that scientists only discover things that can be used for good.
The applause is a celebration not only of the actors but also of the audience. It constitutes a shared moment…
Today, Academies of Science use their influence around the world in support of human rights.

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You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to… — Aristotle
Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil. — Aristotle
Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others. — Aristotle
I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the… — Aristotle
Courage is a mean with regard to fear and confidence. — Aristotle
Men are swayed more by fear than by reverence. — Aristotle
The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence, and to refrain from evil… — Aristotle
Listen to what you know instead of what you fear. — Richard Bach
Whatever man uses without the fear of God, whatever he applies to the mere gratifying of his flesh, cannot fail… — Johann Arndt
To me, watching a movie is like going to an amusement park. My worst fear is making a film that… — Darren Aronofsky
I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them. — Isaac Asimov
Worry does not mean fear, but readiness for the confrontation. — Bashar al-Assad

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