"The flight of most members of a profession to the high empyrean, where they can work peacefully on purely scientific problems, isolated from the turmoil of real life, was perhaps quite appropriate at an earlier stage of science; but in today's world it is a luxury we cannot afford."

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Source : Gerald James Holton (1998). “The Scientific Imagination: With a New Introduction”, p.250, Harvard University Press

Gerald Holton

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“Motivation is a battle for the heart, not just an appeal to the mind. Passion is always an expression of the soul.”

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“Faith is not for overcoming obstacles; it is for experiencing themâ€”all the way through!”
“Capitalism means free enterprise, sovereignty of the consumers in economic matters, and sovereignty of the voters in political matters. Socialism means full government control of every sphere of the individuals life and the unrestricted supremacy of the government in its capacity as central board of production management.”
“Even if you are angry and you have reason to be angry, that doesn't give you license to be cruel. We have to take responsibility for ourselves and the way we act.”

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“The fundamental landscape of biology is undergoing a major upheaval, much as it did in the first decades of the 20th Century. This upheaval will take time to fully reveal its implications.”
“I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine.”
“I played with Willie Mays and against Hank Aaron. They were tremendous players, but they were no Josh Gibson.”
“Acting is also working with people who invite you into their dreams and trust you with their innermost being.”

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