"Part of the strength of science is that it has tended to attract individuals who love knowledge and the creation of it. ... Thus, it is the communication process which is at the core of the vitality and integrity of science."

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Source : Philip Hauge Abelson (1985). “Enough of Pessimism: 100 Essays”, Westview Press

Philip Abelson

#Integrity Quotes #Communication Quotes #Knowledge Quotes

“Native Americans had only stone and wooden weapons and no animals that could be ridden. Those military advantages repeatedly enabled troops of a few dozen mounted Spaniards to defeat Indian armies numbering in the thousands.”
“When you retire you want to get as far away as possible from the game for a couple of years.”
“Batter my heart, three-personed God, for you As yet but knock; breathe, shine, and seek to mend; That I may rise, and stand, o'erthrow me, and bend Your force to break, blow, burn, and make me new.”
“He that departs with his own honesty For Vulgar , doth it too dearly buy.”
“Without economic development, any potential for political openness and freedom will be questionable.”
“The journey is long, the road is dark and frightening, but together we can reach our destination: the Tasmania of which we all dream, where all are welcome and all prosper, made no longer of lies but truth, built not of rich men's hate but our love for our island and for each other.”
“There have always been huge musicians and poets in Uruguay, but Uruguay is a well-kept secret.”
“I am a camera with its shutter open, quite passive, recording, not thinking.”

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