"To this day, we see all around us the Promethean drive to omnipotence through technology and to omniscience through science. The effecting of all things possible and the knowledge of all causes are the respective primary imperatives of technology and of science. But the motivating imperative of society continues to be the very different one of its physical and spiritual survival. It is now far less obvious than it was in Francis Bacon's world how to bring the three imperatives into harmony, and how to bring all three together to bear on problems where they superpose."

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Source : Gerald James Holton (1986). “The Advancement of Science, and Its Burdens: The Jefferson Lecture and Other Essays”, p.183, CUP Archive

Gerald Holton

#Spiritual Quotes #Knowledge Quotes #Technology Quotes

“Look out for each other. I think the more we support each other as a community, the more successful we will be. I'm a part of Film Fatales, a collective of women directors who meet to share advice and provide support for each other's projects. I think the more we can build an old girls' network to rival the old boys' network, the better off we will be.”
“Successful stocks don't tell you when to sell. When you feel like bragging, it's probably time to sell.”
“My husband is a Democrat, and I am a Republican, so our political ambitions are on opposite ends.”

Source : "Susan Ford Bales: Ford's Daughter Enjoys Tulsa Time". Interview with Robby Trammell, newsok.com. November 13, 1989.
“To be in the 1% you have to do what the 99% won't.”
“He didn't try to take the net off its hinges with that header.”
“When the rate of change outside is more than what is inside, be sure that the end is near.”
“Look, I am not worried about Washington cutting too much spending too fast. I mean, the kinds of spending cuts we're talking about just right now are $100 billion out of a $3.7 trillion budget.”
“I got a bit enamoured with bigger houses and things like that.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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