"As the world of science has grown in size and in power, its deepest problems have changed from the epistemological to the social."

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Source : "The Merger of Knowledge With Power". Book by Jerome R. Ravetz, 1990.

Jerome Ravetz

#Science Quotes #World Quotes #Size Quotes

“No matter where I go, I'm still holding up a mirror.”
“For someone who likes tattoos, the most precious thing is bare skin.”
“Society historically has a difficult time with the concept of something new and foreign that shakes up our comfortable views, especially if it involves the very volatile question of sexual identity.”
“I had a very detailed retirement plan, and I feel like I've met every aspect of it: a lot of golf, a lot of carbs, a lot of fried food, and some booze, occasionally - I've been completely committed... The results have shown.”
“Dance of the Sugar Plum Bikey. Yes, that's got a nice ring to it.”
“To me, the 90's signaled the end of glam rock, the beginning of gangsta rap, and hopefully the beginning and end of boy bands.”
“One Long Year was just a song here and there, and it was meant to reflect the mood that I was in but unfortunately it also reflected too little of any particular thing rather than hanging together as a whole album.”
“I never met a rich man who was happy, but I have only very occasionally met a poor man who did not want to become a rich man.”

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