Julius Thomas Fraser famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

The task of asking nonliving matter to speak and the responsibility for interpreting its reply is that of physics.
-- Julius Thomas Fraser

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It's a tremendous responsibility to be direct descendants of the prophet Muhammad. This family has had the burden of leadership on its shoulders for 1,400 years. I'm not going to drop the ball on my shift.
Human nature has been sold short...[humans have] a higher nature which...includes the need for meaningful work, for responsibility, for creativeness, for being fair and just, for doing what is worthwhile and for preferring to do it well.
The perennial architectural debate has always been, and will continue to be, about art versus use, visions versus pragmatism, aesthetics versus social responsibility. In the end, these unavoidable conflicts provide architecture's essential and productive tensions; the tragedy is that so little of it rises above the level imposed by compromise, and that this is the only work most of us see and know.
We must not overlook the role that extremists play. They are the gadflies that keep society from being too complacent or self-satisfied; they are, if sound, the spearhead of progress. If they are fundamentally wrong, free discussion will in time put an end to them.
Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition.
But it would be absolutely mistaken to regard a wealth of theoretical knowledge as characteristic proof for the qualities and abilities of a leader.
Our national policies will not be revoked or modified, even for scientists. If the dismissal of Jewish scientists means the annihilation of contemporary German science, then we shall do without science for a few years.
We are all fixing what is broken. It is the task of a lifetime. We'll leave much unfinished for the next generation.
We need innovation in education and dedication to the task before us.
Our task is to widen our circle of compassion to include all living beings and all of nature

Julius Thomas Fraser famous quotes

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