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Lewis M. Branscomb

"Scientists are used to debating with one another about the finer points of new research. But increasingly, they find themselves battling their televisions and computer screens, which transmit ever-more-heated rhetoric from politicians, pundits, and other public figures who misinterpret, misrepresent, and malign scientific results."

Source : "Science and Democracy" by Lewis M. Branscomb and Andrew A. Rosenberg, The Scientist, www.the-scientist.com. October 1, 2012.

Lewis M. Branscomb

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“I think we are well advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not. Otherwise they turn up unannounced and surprise us, come hammering on the mind's door at 4 a.m. of a bad night and demand to know who deserted them, who betrayed them, who is going to make amends.”
“I'd studied dance in Chicago every summer and taught it all winter, and I was well-rounded. I wasn't worried about getting a job on Broadway. In fact, I got one the first week.”
“The immediate need for education and practice in using our natural resources of soil, forest, water, wildlife and areas of inspirational beauty to the best advantage of all, for this generation and others to come, is again apparent to every observant citizen.”
“Sex education classes are like in-home sales parties for abortions.”
“I do eat well. I try to love my body. That is what I tell my daughter. I say, 'Love every bite of food. Love your body. We're all going to be dead soon.' Actually I don't say that last thing to her.”
“People fall in love with a person, not a gender”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“An MBA doesn’t impress me. A GSD does. GSD = Gets Stuff Done.”
“I get really excited about collaborating because by the end of the day you have something that you never thought you'd have. I was really happy about writing "Bad News" and a bunch of other stuff on the record that came out so well.”

Source : Source: www.seventeen.com

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