Government Quote by Mark Walport

Today most funding for science comes through government. That means that you have to be known to be sympathetic to conclusions that are acceptable…

— Doug Casey

It is absolutely key that funding is used to support the best scientists with the best ideas.

— Mark Walport

Society needs to see science not as a luxury of funding but as a fundamental activity that drives enlightenment, economics, and security.

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

Innovations in science and technology are the engines of the 21st-century economy; if you care about the wealth and health of your nation tomorrow,…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

“Most funding for American scientific research comes from the federal government (your tax dollars at work).”

— Robert M. Hazen

We need to have real science, and real science doesn't happen under the hand of lobbyists with a conflict of interest. So get the…

— Jill Stein

Scientific discovery requires sustained funding for decades, and politicians can destroy it in a single budget cycle.

— Bill Foster

We have to overthrow the idea that it's a diversion from 'real' work when scientists conduct high-quality research in the open. Publicly funded science…

— Michael Nielsen

We must give scientists the opportunity through funding and time to pursue curiosity-based, long-term, basic-science research.

— Donna Strickland

The government's duty is to support basic sciences.

— Tasuku Honjo

We need to have much clearer regulations on things like corporate funding of scientific research. Things need to be made explicit which are implicit.

— Noreena Hertz

Scientists are being portrayed by much of the power structure in politics and business as having a vested interest - that they're just out…

— David Suzuki