"The first thing to make clear is that scientists, freely making their own choice of problems and pursuing them in the light of their own personal judgment, are in fact co-operating as members of a closely knit organization."

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Source : Michael Polanyi (1962). “The Republic of Science, Its Political and Economic Theory: A Lecture Delivered at Roosevelt University, January 11, 1962”

Michael Polanyi

#Light Quotes #Organization Quotes #Choices Quotes

“Each succeeding day is the scholar of that which went before it.”
“So if you look back over the long history of China, they've never tried to take over the world, but they've been quite aggressive in their own neighborhood... in carrying out their own purposes and interests in their sphere of the world”
“True art tries not to attract attention in order to be noticed.”
“Beauty only gets attention, but personality captures the heart.”
“You have many years to live do things you will be proud to remember when you're old.”

Source : John Brunner (2013). “Stand On Zanzibar”, p.272, Hachette UK
“One can lie, but truth is more interesting.”

Source : Enid Bagnold (1970). “Four plays”
“People read newspapers far more than they read the Word of God and then we wonder way America is in the mess she's in today. This is the Book that made America great, but since it's been kicked out, we've seen America go under and down.”
“These past years, as we have been recovering and given our city a rebirth, we have been encouraged by our faith, knowledge, and steadfast belief that we will pull through. There will be challenges and setbacks, as there have already been, but we will continue, and we the citizens of New Orleans will prevail in bringing our city back.”

Source : "Remembering Hurricane Katrina" by Cedric L. Richmond, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 29, 2011.

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