"The image of the disinterested, dispassionate scientist is no less false than that of the mad scientist who is willing to destroy the world for knowledge."

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Source : Lewis Wolpert (1998). “The Unnatural Nature of Science”, p.92, Harvard University Press

Lewis Wolpert

#Mad Quotes #World Quotes #Scientist Quotes

“Right now, in my mind, this is nothing but grip strength and focus.”
“My friend and I sang an a cappella rendition of Extreme's 'More Than Words' at one of our football pep rallies in a desperate attempt to look cool. For a while, I wore pink Converse All Stars because I thought it made me seem daring and irreverent.”
“Never give a golfer an ultimatum unless you're prepared to lose.”
“As a child, I watched 'Dallas' and that was my vision for my life for as long as I could remember.”
“If I can't get the girl, at least give me more money.”
“To dare, and again dare, and forever dare!”
“Books are like your children. They take nine months to write; the manuscript weighs six pounds and...you send them out into the world and hope that some day they'll send back money.”
“I already accepted that I relate to nothing. The more I gain, the more lonely it is I know I'm like a ghost.”

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