"Science has a simple faith, which transcends utility.……" — Vannevar Bush
"Science has a simple faith, which transcends utility. It is the faith that it is the privilege of man to learn to understand, and that this is his mission."
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25 Quotes by Vannevar Bush
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Fear cannot be banished, but it can be calm and without panic; it can be mitigated by reason and evaluation.
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Science has a simple faith, which transcends utility. Nearly all men of science, all men of learning for that matter,…
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Basic scientific research is scientific capital.
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A belief may be larger than a fact.
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The scene changes but the aspirations of men of good will persist.
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To pursue science is not to disparage the things of the spirit. In fact, to pursue science rightly is to…
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As long as scientists are free to pursue the truth wherever it may lead, there will be a flow of…
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A record, if it is to be useful to science, must be continuously extended, it must be stored, and above…
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There will always be plenty of things to compute in the detailed affairs of millions of people doing complicated things.
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The camera hound of the future wears on his forehead a lump a little larger than a walnut.
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Wholly new forms of encyclopedias will appear, ready made with a mesh of associative trails running through them, ready to…
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Associative indexing, the basic idea of which is a provision whereby any item may be caused at will to select…
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Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words.
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I have been all things unholy. If God can work through me, he can work through anyone.
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It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching.
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It is not fitting, when one is in God's service, to have a gloomy face or a chilling look.
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Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.
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