"Women's liberation could have not succeeded if science had not provided them with contraception and household technology."

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Source : "The Impact of Science on Society: The Challenge for Education". "Science and Technology and Future Human Needs" by J. L. Lewis and P. J. Kelly, 1987.

Max Perutz

#Science Quotes #Technology Quotes #Liberation Quotes

“I hope one day when I say I'm from Estonia, people don't say: 'What? Where's that?'”
“I don't think that word - the word pirate - has any real meaning. Or it's something that's had meaning imposed on it.”
“Don't take yourself too seriously - learn to laugh. Hire slowly and fire fast. And the most important thing is: you never invest in ideas, only in people!”
“You ask if we shall know our friends in heaven. - Do you suppose we are greater fools there than here?”
“The ability to change one's views without losing one's seat is the mark of a great politician.”
“My own daughter is a big fan of the 'Twilight' stories, the books.”
“Are creeds such simple things like the clothes which a man can change at will and put on at will? Creeds are such for which people live for ages and ages.”
“I think a little bit of competition is always good.”

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