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Science is not about control. It is about cultivating a perpetual condition of wonder in the face of something that fore

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"Science is not about control. It is about cultivating a perpetual condition of wonder in the face of something that forever grows one step richer and subtler than our latest theory about it. It is about reverence, not mastery"

- Richard Powers

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This quote is written / told by Richard Powers somewhere between June 18, 1957 and today. He/she was a famous Novelist from USA. The author also have 1 other quotes.

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